Social Class
Q. Do you believe social classes still exist in Australia?
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Income under $600pw |
Income $600 – $1,000pw |
Income $1,000 – $1,600pw |
Income $1,600+ |
|
Yes |
79% |
82% |
78% |
81% |
78% |
74% |
80% |
77% |
84% |
||
No |
7% |
5% |
9% |
8% |
8% |
8% |
6% |
9% |
5% |
||
Don’t know |
14% |
12% |
13% |
11% |
15% |
18% |
14% |
14% |
11% |
79% agreed that social class still exists in Australia – only 7% disagreed. There was little variation across voter and demographic groups.
Social class
Q. Do you believe social classes still exist in Australia?
Total
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Income under $600pw |
Income $600 – $1,000pw |
Income $1,000 – $1,600pw |
Income $1,600+ |
|
Yes |
91%
|
90% |
93% |
96% |
84% |
90% |
92% |
93% |
No |
9% |
10% |
7% |
4% |
16% |
10% |
8% |
7% |
91% agreed that social class still exists in Australia – only 9% disagreed. There was little difference across demographic groups – more than 80% of all major groups agreed.

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