ageism, homophobia, intolerance, Racism, Religion, sexism
Q. For each of the following forms of intolerance, please indicate to what extent you think it is a problem in Australia.
| Total large/ moderate | Large prob. | Mod. prob. | Small prob. | Not a prob. | Don’t know | Sep 12 Total large/ mod. | Jun 13 Total large/ mod. | Feb 14 Total large/ mod. | Jun 15 Total large/ mod. | |||
| Racism against people from other countries | 60% | 22% | 38% | 28% | 9% | 4% | 71% | 69% | 64% | 58% | ||
| Racism against indigenous Australians | 54% | 19% | 35% | 29% | 12% | 4% | 51% | |||||
| Sexism | 47% | 14% | 33% | 38% | 10% | 6% | 45% | 52% | 51% | 44% | ||
| Homophobia | 47% | 13% | 34% | 32% | 13% | 7% | 50% | 51% | 47% | 42% | ||
| Religious intolerance | 53% | 18% | 35% | 30% | 11% | 5% | 65% | 54% | 51% | 56% | ||
| Ageism | 48% | 17% | 31% | 33% | 12% | 8% | 44% | 46% | 49% | 49% |
47% think homophobia is a major/moderate problem in Australia – up 5% since June.
60% think that racism against people from other countries is a major/moderate problem in Australia – and 54% think racism against indigenous Australians is a major/moderate problem. These figures have not changed substantially since June.
Q. When a family applies to migrate to Australia, should it be possible for them to be rejected purely on the basis of their religion?
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Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Feb 2011 |
| Should be rejected on basis of religion |
21% |
16% |
27% |
9% |
29% |
19% |
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| Should not be rejected on basis of religion |
63% |
71% |
53% |
84% |
56% |
65% |
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| Don’t know |
17% |
13% |
20% |
7% |
15% |
15% |
63% believed that when a family applies to migrate to Australia, they should not be rejected purely on the basis of their religion and 21% think it should be possible to reject purely based on religion. These figures are similar to when this question was asked in 2011.
There were no substantial differences across age and gender groups.
Liberal voters were a little more supportive of being able to reject based on religion (27%) and Greens voters were strongly opposed (84%).
member groups, Membership, organisational membership, Polling, polls, Religion, sports club, trade union, unions
Q. Which of the following types of organisations have you ever been a member of?
Q. Which of the following types of organisations are you currently a member of?
Q. And which of the following types of organisations have you joined in the last 12 months?
| Ever been a member | Currently a member | Joined in last 12 months | |
| Trade union | 34% | 9% | 2% |
| Professional organization | 28% | 13% | 3% |
| Environment group | 9% | 4% | 2% |
| Religion/church | 31% | 13% | 2% |
| Book club | 14% | 4% | 1% |
| Service organisation like Rotary, Lions, Apex, etc | 9% | 4% | 1% |
| School organisation e.g. parents club, school council | 22% | 4% | 2% |
| Sports club | 38% | 17% | 6% |
| Political party | 6% | 1% | * |
| Local community group | 21% | 11% | 3% |
| Special interest or hobby group e.g. gardening, birdwatching, chess, etc | 20% | 10% | 3% |
| Other organisation | 9% | 6% | 1% |
| Total members | 81% | 56% | 20% |
56% say they are currently members of an organisation and 20% say they have joined an organisation in the last 12 months. The most popular types of organisations are sports clubs (17% members) religions/churches (13%) and professional organisations (13%). Membership of organisations is slightly lower for those aged under 35 (53%) and a little higher for those aged 55+ (58%). 59% of men and 53% of women say they are members of an organisation.
ABC, charitable organisations, Essential Report, Federal Government, high court, Polling, Religion, Reserve Bank, trust in group, unions
Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions?
| Total Trust | Total No Trust | A lot of trust | Some trust | A little trust | No trust | Don’t know | ||
| The High Court | 72% | 19% | 33% | 39% | 13% | 6% | 10% | |
| The Reserve Bank | 67% | 24% | 23% | 44% | 17% | 7% | 10% | |
| Courts in general | 65% | 26% | 19% | 46% | 18% | 8% | 9% | |
| Charitable organisations | 61% | 30% | 18% | 43% | 22% | 8% | 9% | |
| Federal Parliament | 55% | 36% | 15% | 40% | 21% | 15% | 10% | |
| The ABC | 46% | 44% | 12% | 34% | 31% | 13% | 10% | |
| Environment groups | 45% | 46% | 11% | 34% | 28% | 18% | 9% | |
| Trade unions | 39% | 52% | 10% | 29% | 30% | 22% | 10% | |
| Business groups | 38% | 51% | 6% | 32% | 34% | 17% | 10% | |
| Religious organisations | 29% | 62% | 9% | 20% | 27% | 35% | 9% | |
| Please note: ‘Total Trust’ is an aggregate figure achieved by adding ‘A lot of trust’ and ‘Some trust’ together. ‘Total No Trust’ is an aggregate figure achieved by combining ‘A little trust’ and ‘No trust’. | ||||||||
The institution in which respondents place the most trust is the High Court with 72% of respondents stating that they either have ‘a lot of trust’ or ‘some trust’ in the High Court. The High Court is followed by the Reserve Bank (67%), Courts in general (65%) and Charitable organisations (61%).
Federal parliament features below these top four, ranking 5th with 55% of respondents having either ‘a lot of trust’ or ‘some trust’, followed by the ABC which ranked in sixth place (46% total trust).
The institutions for which respondents had the most distrust were trade unions (52% no trust), business groups (51% no trust) and Religious organisations, which attracted the highest proportion of distrust (62% no trust).
Essential Report, Network Ten, Polling, polls, Religion
Q. Thinking about your involvement (if any) in religious activities – over the last five years have you –
(This question was commissioned by Network Ten)
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Men | Women | Age
18-34 |
Aged
35-54 |
Aged 55+ | |
| Participated more in religious activities | 10% | 10% | 11% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 8% |
| Participated less in religious activities | 7% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 14% | 4% | 3% |
| Participated about the same | 25% | 22% | 27% | 24% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 29% | 24% |
| Not participated at all in religious activities | 55% | 59% | 52% | 67% | 58% | 52% | 49% | 54% | 64% |
| Don’t know | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 1% |
10% say they have participated more in religious activities over the last 5 years and 7% have participated less. 25% say their participation has not changed and 55 have not participated in religious activities at all.
Women (12%) were more likely to have participated more and those aged under 35 more likely to have participated less (14%).
Older respondents were most likely not to have participated at all (64%).
Cori Bernardi, EMC, Essential Media, Essential Report, Islam, multiculturalism, Muslim, Muslim population, Muslims, peter lewis, Religion, religious, Scott Morrison, The Drum, tony abbott
First published on The Drum: 01/03/2011
Here is the polling that is driving Scott Morrison’s subterranean attack on Muslims, confirmation that a majority of Australians are concerned about their numbers.
For too long conservative blowhards like Morrison have been running agendas that directly reference these findings but because they have remained hidden in a desk drawer they are merely debating an issue.
After much soul-searching, Essential has decided to commit an act of political interruption. We debated whether it was worth giving voice to these attitudes long and hard, but we believe getting this stuff out in the open is the only way to silence the dog whistle.
Q. Are you concerned about the number of Muslim people in Australia?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | ||
| Total concerned | 57% | 50% | 69% | 32% | |
| Total not concerned | 38% | 46% | 28% | 68% | |
| Very Concerned | 28% | 21% | 37% | 12% | |
| Somewhat concerned | 29% | 29% | 32% | 20% | |
| Not very concerned | 21% | 23% | 19% | 27% | |
| Not at all concerned | 17% | 23% | 9% | 41% | |
| Don’t know/Refused | 5% | 4% | 2% | — |
Australia, Australian society, EMC, ER, Essential Media, Essential Report, Greens, Islam, Labor, Liberal, multiculturalism, Muslim, Muslims, Polling, polls, Religion, religious concern, religious issues, voting
Q. In your view, should the Australian government exclude Muslims from our migrant intake?
(Question commissioned by Network Ten)
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-44 | Aged 55+ | |
| Yes | 25% | 21% | 33% | 8% | 26% | 25% | 19% | 26% | 31% |
| No | 55% | 62% | 49% | 83% | 55% | 54% | 56% | 57% | 49% |
| Don’t know/Refused | 20% | 17% | 18% | 8% | 19% | 21% | 25% | 17% | 20% |
25% of respondents believed that the Australian government should exclude Muslims from our migrant intake and 55% disagreed. Those most likely to think Muslims should be excluded from our migration intake were Liberal/National voters (33%) and people aged 55+ (31%).
Download the Network Ten Essential Question of the Week (1.1 MB pdf)
EMC, ER, Essential Media, Essential Report, Greens, immigration, Immigration and Religion, Labor, Liberal, migrate, Polling, polls, Religion, Religion Issues
Q. When a family applies to migrate to Australia, should it be possible for them to be rejected purely on the basis of their religion?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Should be rejected on basis of religion | 19% | 17% | 24% | 10% |
| Should not be rejected on basis of religion | 65% | 67% | 63% | 85% |
| Don’t know | 15% | 16% | 13% | 5% |
65% believed that when a family applies to migrate to Australia, they should not be rejected purely on the basis of their religion and 19% think it should be possible to reject purely based on religion. There were no substantial differences across age and gender groups.
Liberal voters were a little more supportive of being able to reject based on religion (24%) and Greens voters were strongly opposed (85%).