Q. In the past 10 years, do you think the gap between rich people and everyone else in Australia has increased, decreased or stayed about the same?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Income less than $600 pw |
Income $600-$1,000 pw |
Income $1,000-$1,600 pw |
Income over $1,600 pw |
|
| Total increased |
72% |
86% |
58% |
81% |
79% |
81% |
73% |
76% |
67% |
||
| Total decreased |
2% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
4% |
2% |
1% |
||
| Increased a lot |
38% |
50% |
26% |
34% |
54% |
50% |
39% |
36% |
33% |
||
| Increased a little |
34% |
36% |
32% |
47% |
25% |
31% |
34% |
40% |
34% |
||
| Stayed much the same |
20% |
11% |
33% |
10% |
12% |
10% |
17% |
16% |
28% |
||
| Decreased a little |
2% |
1% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
||
| Decreased a lot |
* |
– |
* |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
– |
* |
||
| Don’t know |
7% |
2% |
5% |
6% |
8% |
7% |
6% |
7% |
4% |
72% think that the gap between rich people and everyone else in Australia has increased over the past ten years. Only 22% think it has decreased or stayed the same.
Those most likely to think it had increased were Labor voters (86%) Greens voters (81%), aged 55+ (77%) and those earning less than $600 pw (81%).
Q. How much, if anything, should the Government do to reduce the gap between the rich and everyone else?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Income less than $600 pw |
Income $600-$1,000 pw |
Income $1,000-$1,600 pw |
Income over $1,600 pw |
|
| Total a lot/some |
64% |
78% |
51% |
69% |
80% |
67% |
70% |
65% |
61% |
||
| A lot |
30% |
47% |
13% |
31% |
40% |
39% |
37% |
29% |
24% |
||
| Some |
34% |
31% |
38% |
38% |
40% |
28% |
33% |
36% |
37% |
||
| Not much |
16% |
10% |
25% |
18% |
7% |
13% |
12% |
17% |
19% |
||
| Nothing at all |
7% |
6% |
12% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
9% |
8% |
10% |
||
| Don’t know |
12% |
7% |
12% |
10% |
10% |
17% |
10% |
10% |
10% |
64% think that the Government should do a lot or some to reduce the gap between the rich and everyone else.
Those most likely to think the Government should act were Labor voters (78%), other voters (80%), aged under 35 (68%) and those earning $600-$1,000 pw (70%).
Q. Which of the following would do more to reduce the gap between the rich and poor in Australia?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Income less than $600 pw |
Income $600-$1,000 pw |
Income $1,000-$1,600 pw |
Income over $1,600 pw |
|
| Raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations to increase support for those on low incomes |
57% |
71% |
41% |
74% |
67% |
71% |
60% |
62% |
52% |
||
| Lowering taxes on the wealthy and corporations to encourage investment and economic growth |
18% |
12% |
30% |
12% |
13% |
12% |
14% |
19% |
25% |
||
| Don’t know |
25% |
17% |
29% |
13% |
20% |
17% |
27% |
19% |
22% |
57% support raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations to increase support for those on low incomes and 18% support lowering taxes on the wealthy and corporations to encourage investment and economic growth.
Those most likely to support increasing taxes on the wealthy and corporations were Greens voters (74%), Labor voters 71%) and those earning less than $600 pw (71%).
Q. In the past 10 years, do you believe the gap between the rich and everyone else has increased, decreased or stayed the same?
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total increased |
77% |
84% |
68% |
87% |
80% |
|
| Total decreased |
3% |
1% |
4% |
1% |
6% |
|
| Increased a lot |
47% |
58% |
32% |
56% |
58% |
|
| Increased a little |
30% |
26% |
36% |
31% |
22% |
|
| Stayed the same |
15% |
11% |
23% |
8% |
12% |
|
| Decreased a little |
2% |
1% |
4% |
1% |
3% |
|
| Decreased a lot |
1% |
– |
– |
– |
3% |
|
| Don’t know |
5% |
5% |
5% |
4% |
3% |
Over three-quarters (77%) of Australians believe that the gap between the rich and everyone else has increased. Just 3% believe it has decreased.
Labor (84%) and Greens (87%) voters were more likely to think that it had increased, while Lib/Nat voters were less likely (68%).