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  • Sep, 2020

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    Attitudes towards Queensland border closure

    Q. To what extent do you support or oppose the Queensland state government decision to close its borders to Victoria, New South Wales and ACT to prevent the spread of Covid-19?

      Total State
      NSW VIC QLD SA WA
    Strongly oppose 13% 20% 14% 10% 5% 1%
    Somewhat oppose 13% 16% 13% 12% 7% 7%
    Somewhat support 31% 34% 35% 20% 23% 31%
    Strongly support 36% 23% 29% 50% 55% 54%
    Unsure 8% 7% 10% 8% 9% 7%
    TOTAL: Oppose 25% 36% 26% 22% 13% 8%
    TOTAL: Support 66% 57% 64% 70% 78% 85%
    Base (n) 1,081 352 274 212 85 104

     

      Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
      Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor Liberal + National Greens TOTAL: Other
    Strongly oppose 13% 15% 10% 6% 11% 19% 9% 17% 8% 24%
    Somewhat oppose 13% 15% 11% 14% 11% 14% 9% 18% 12% 15%
    Somewhat support 31% 31% 30% 40% 29% 25% 35% 30% 32% 24%
    Strongly support 36% 33% 39% 30% 39% 38% 39% 31% 40% 30%
    Unsure 8% 7% 10% 10% 10% 5% 8% 4% 8% 7%
    TOTAL: Oppose 25% 30% 22% 20% 22% 33% 17% 35% 20% 39%
    TOTAL: Support 66% 64% 69% 70% 67% 62% 74% 61% 73% 54%
    Base (n) 1,081 539 542 338 374 369 298 460 115 104
    • Two-thirds (66%) of Australians support the closure of its internal borders. Support for the decision is high in Queensland (70%), WA (85%) and SA (78%) support is lower in NSW (57%).
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