29 April 2013, 290413, population, rate of growth
Q. Australia’s population has now reached 23 million and is growing by more than 300,000 a year. Do you think Australia’s population growth rate is too fast, too slow or about right?
|
Total
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Too fast |
45% |
41% |
50% |
45% |
| Too slow |
5% |
6% |
5% |
3% |
| About right |
37% |
42% |
38% |
32% |
| Don’t know |
13% |
11% |
8% |
20% |
45% think Australia’s population growth rate is too fast, 5% think it is too slow and 37% about right.
Those most likely to think it is too fast were Liberal/National voters (50%), aged 45-64 (51%) and incomes under $1,000pw (55%).