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State Government response to Covid-19
Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?
| TOTAL: Very/Quite good | 10/08 | 27/07 | 13/07 | 22/06 | 15/06 | 08/06 | 01/06 | 25/05 | 18/05 | 11/05 | 04/05 |
| New South Wales | 61% | 62% | 63% | 70% | 65% | 67% | 62% | 65% | 70% | 70% | 68% |
| Victoria | 49% | 53% | 49% | 67% | 75% | 72% | 71% | 73% | 71% | 71% | 72% |
| Queensland | 68% | 67% | 69% | 64% | 67% | 68% | 69% | 74% | 66% | 70% | 65% |
- Since the start of the outbreak in Victoria last month, the Victorian state government rating has been the lowest of the three most populous states with around half (49% this week) saying the Victorian Government is doing a Very good, or quite good job responding to Covid-19.
- New South Wales has also seen a decrease in rating, moving from 70% in June to 61% this week.
State Government response to Covid-19
Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?
| All States | 27/07 | 13/07 | 22/06 | 15/06 | 08/06 | 01/06 | 25/05 | 18/05 | 11/05 | 04/05 | 27/04 |
| Very poor | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Quite poor | 11% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% |
| Neither good, nor poor | 18% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 20% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Quite good | 36% | 36% | 41% | 38% | 39% | 38% | 38% | 39% | 39% | 38% | 41% |
| Very good | 28% | 28% | 28% | 33% | 32% | 30% | 35% | 33% | 34% | 31% | 30% |
| TOTAL: Poor | 18% | 17% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 13% |
| TOTAL: Good | 65% | 64% | 69% | 71% | 71% | 68% | 73% | 72% | 73% | 70% | 70% |
| Base (n) | 1,058 | 1,054 | 1,079 | 1,087 | 1,073 | 1,059 | 1,087 | 1,073 | 1,067 | 1,093 | 1,054 |
| TOTAL: Good | 27/07 | 13/07 | 22/06 | 15/06 | 08/06 | 01/06 | 25/05 | 18/05 | 11/05 | 04/05 | 27/04 |
| NSW | 62% | 63% | 70% | 65% | 67% | 62% | 65% | 70% | 70% | 68% | 63% |
| VIC | 53% | 49% | 65% | 75% | 72% | 71% | 73% | 71% | 71% | 72% | 77% |
| QLD | 67% | 69% | 64% | 67% | 68% | 69% | 74% | 66% | 70% | 65% | 67% |
| SA | 76% | 79% | 79% | 76% | 79% | 70% | 84% | 80% | 78% | 76% | 77% |
| WA | 82% | 77% | 75% | 77% | 84% | 79% | 83% | 86% | 83% | 79% | 76% |
| VICTORIA ONLY | 27/07 | 13/07 | 22/06 | 15/06 | 08/06 | 01/06 | 25/05 | 18/05 | 11/05 | 04/05 | 27/04 |
| Very poor | 13% | 14% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Quite poor | 17% | 12% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 8% | 6% |
| Neither good, nor poor | 17% | 25% | 22% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 17% | 14% |
| Quite good | 34% | 32% | 38% | 39% | 38% | 39% | 37% | 38% | 34% | 32% | 40% |
| Very good | 19% | 17% | 26% | 36% | 34% | 33% | 36% | 33% | 37% | 40% | 37% |
| TOTAL: Poor | 30% | 26% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 9% |
| TOTAL: Good | 53% | 49% | 65% | 75% | 72% | 71% | 73% | 71% | 71% | 72% | 77% |
| Base (n) | 239 | 281 | 261 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 267 | 275 | 275 | 272 |
- Victoria’s rating of their State Government’s performance is still well below their results in June and is steady during the last fortnight (53%).
- South Australia (76%) and Western Australia (82%) have the highest state government ratings for handling the crisis.
State Government response to Covid-19
Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?
| 08/06 | 01/06 | 25/05 | 18/05 | 11/05 | 04/05 | 27/04 | 20/04 | |
| Very poor | 4% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% |
| Quite poor | 7% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% |
| Neither good, nor poor | 17% | 20% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 20% |
| Quite good | 39% | 38% | 38% | 39% | 39% | 38% | 41% | 39% |
| Very good | 32% | 30% | 35% | 33% | 34% | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| TOTAL: Poor | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| TOTAL: Good | 71% | 68% | 73% | 72% | 73% | 70% | 70% | 66% |
| Base (n) | 1,073 | 1,059 | 1,087 | 1,073 | 1,067 | 1,093 | 1,054 | 1,051 |
| State | |||||||
| Total | NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | ||
| Very poor | 4% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 4% | |
| Quite poor | 7% | 10% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 2% | |
| Neither good, nor poor | 17% | 21% | 16% | 20% | 12% | 9% | |
| Quite good | 39% | 44% | 38% | 38% | 39% | 32% | |
| Very good | 32% | 23% | 34% | 29% | 40% | 52% | |
| TOTAL: Poor | 11% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 6% | |
| TOTAL: Good | 71% | 67% | 72% | 68% | 79% | 84% | |
| Base (n) | 1,073 | 336 | 275 | 214 | 85 | 108 | |
State Government response to Covid-19
Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?
| 01/06 | 25/05 | 18/05 | 11/05 | 04/05 | 27/04 | 20/04 | 13/04 | |
| Very poor | 6% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Quite poor | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 11% |
| Neither good, nor poor | 20% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 20% | 20% |
| Quite good | 38% | 38% | 39% | 39% | 38% | 41% | 39% | 38% |
| Very good | 30% | 35% | 33% | 34% | 31% | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| TOTAL: Poor | 12% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| TOTAL: Good | 68% | 73% | 72% | 73% | 70% | 70% | 66% | 64% |
| Base (n) | 1,059 | 1,087 | 1,073 | 1,067 | 1,093 | 1,054 | 1,051 | 1,068 |
| State | |||||||
| Total | NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | ||
| Very poor | 6% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 10% | 1% | |
| Quite poor | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 2% | |
| Neither good, nor poor | 20% | 24% | 17% | 19% | 16% | 17% | |
| Quite good | 38% | 41% | 39% | 38% | 30% | 30% | |
| Very good | 30% | 20% | 33% | 30% | 40% | 49% | |
| TOTAL: Poor | 12% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 14% | 4% | |
| TOTAL: Good | 68% | 62% | 71% | 69% | 70% | 79% | |
| Base (n) | 1,059 | 345 | 275 | 208 | 83 | 101 | |
State Government response to Covid-19
Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?
| 25/05 | 18/05 | 11/05 | 04/05 | 27/04 | 20/04 | 13/04 | |
| Very poor | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Quite poor | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 11% |
| Neither good, nor poor | 17% | 17% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 20% | 20% |
| Quite good | 38% | 39% | 39% | 38% | 41% | 39% | 38% |
| Very good | 35% | 33% | 34% | 31% | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| TOTAL: Poor | 11% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| TOTAL: Good | 73% | 72% | 73% | 70% | 70% | 66% | 64% |
| Base (n) | 1,087 | 1,073 | 1,067 | 1,093 | 1,054 | 1,051 | 1,068 |
| State | |||||||
| Total | NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | ||
| Very poor | 4% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 4% | |
| Quite poor | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 2% | 3% | |
| Neither good, nor poor | 17% | 22% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | |
| Quite good | 38% | 41% | 37% | 42% | 38% | 20% | |
| Very good | 35% | 24% | 36% | 32% | 46% | 63% | |
| TOTAL: Poor | 11% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 4% | 7% | |
| TOTAL: Good | 73% | 65% | 73% | 74% | 84% | 83% | |
| Base (n) | 1,087 | 349 | 275 | 220 | 84 | 106 | |
State Government response to Covid-19
Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?
| 18/05 | 11/05 | 04/05 | 27/04 | 20/04 | 13/04 | |
| Very poor | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Quite poor | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 11% |
| Neither good, nor poor | 17% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 20% | 20% |
| Quite good | 39% | 39% | 38% | 41% | 39% | 38% |
| Very good | 33% | 34% | 31% | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| TOTAL: Poor | 11% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| TOTAL: Good | 72% | 73% | 70% | 70% | 66% | 64% |
| Base (n) | 1,073 | 1,067 | 1,093 | 1,054 | 1,051 | 1,068 |
| State | |||||||
| Total | NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | ||
| Very poor | 3% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 0% | |
| Quite poor | 8% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 4% | |
| Neither good, nor poor | 17% | 18% | 15% | 24% | 13% | 10% | |
| Quite good | 39% | 43% | 38% | 39% | 39% | 33% | |
| Very good | 33% | 27% | 33% | 26% | 41% | 52% | |
| TOTAL: Poor | 11% | 12% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 5% | |
| TOTAL: Good | 72% | 70% | 71% | 66% | 80% | 86% | |
| Base (n) | 1,073 | 352 | 267 | 216 | 85 | 104 | |
State Government response to Covid-19
Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?
| 11/05 | 04/05 | 27/04 | 20/04 | 13/04 | |
| Very poor | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Quite poor | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 11% |
| Neither good, nor poor | 16% | 18% | 17% | 20% | 20% |
| Quite good | 39% | 38% | 41% | 39% | 38% |
| Very good | 34% | 31% | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| TOTAL: Poor | 12% | 12% | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| TOTAL: Good | 73% | 70% | 70% | 66% | 64% |
| Base (n) | 1,067 | 1,093 | 1,054 | 1,051 | 1,068 |
| State | ||||||
| Total | NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | |
| Very poor | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Quite poor | 8% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 3% | 4% |
| Neither good, nor poor | 16% | 18% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 12% |
| Quite good | 39% | 42% | 34% | 44% | 36% | 30% |
| Very good | 34% | 28% | 37% | 26% | 42% | 54% |
| TOTAL: Poor | 12% | 12% | 14% | 12% | 4% | 5% |
| TOTAL: Good | 73% | 70% | 71% | 70% | 78% | 83% |
| Base (n) | 1,067 | 337 | 275 | 215 | 88 | 103 |
State Government response to Covid-19
Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?
| 04/05 | 27/04 | 20/04 | 13/04 | |
| Very poor | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Quite poor | 8% | 9% | 9% | 11% |
| Neither good, nor poor | 18% | 17% | 20% | 20% |
| Quite good | 38% | 41% | 39% | 38% |
| Very good | 31% | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| TOTAL: Poor | 12% | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| TOTAL: Good | 70% | 70% | 66% | 64% |
| Base (n) | 1,093 | 1,054 | 1,051 | 1,068 |
| State | |||||||
| Total | NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | ||
| Very poor | 4% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 2% | |
| Quite poor | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 5% | |
| Neither good, nor poor | 18% | 19% | 17% | 21% | 13% | 14% | |
| Quite good | 38% | 45% | 32% | 43% | 31% | 30% | |
| Very good | 31% | 23% | 40% | 22% | 45% | 48% | |
| TOTAL: Poor | 12% | 13% | 11% | 15% | 10% | 7% | |
| TOTAL: Good | 70% | 68% | 72% | 65% | 76% | 79% | |
| Base (n) | 1,093 | 352 | 275 | 220 | 85 | 106 | |
- Across the country, the overall perception of states’ handling of the crisis is in line with government rating their own state’s handling as Very/Quite good (70% states, 66% federal). Rating of the state government in NSW increased from 63% to 68%, while in Victoria, the rating decreased from 77% to 72%.
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