Q. [Aug’21] How much interest are you taking in the Olympic Games being held in Tokyo?
Q. [Aug’16] How much interest are you taking in the Olympic Games being held in Rio?
Q. [Aug’12] How much interest are you taking in the Olympic Games being held in London?
| 2021 | 2016 | 2012 | |
| A lot of interest | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| Some interest | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| A little interest | 24% | 30% | 27% |
| No interest | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Unsure | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| TOTAL: A lot of interest + Some interest | 53% | 52% | 58% |
| TOTAL: A little interest + No interest | 46% | 48% | 41% |
| Base (n) | 1,098 | 1,015 | 1,018 |
| Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||||
| A lot of interest | 23% | 27% | 19% | 22% | 21% | 25% | 20% | 31% | 25% | 12% | ||
| Some interest | 30% | 30% | 30% | 31% | 32% | 28% | 33% | 35% | 25% | 19% | ||
| A little interest | 24% | 23% | 25% | 20% | 22% | 28% | 25% | 22% | 26% | 24% | ||
| No interest | 22% | 19% | 25% | 23% | 24% | 19% | 20% | 11% | 25% | 43% | ||
| Unsure | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | ||
| TOTAL: A lot of interest + Some interest | 53% | 57% | 49% | 53% | 53% | 53% | 53% | 66% | 49% | 31% | ||
| TOTAL: A little interest + No interest | 46% | 41% | 49% | 43% | 46% | 47% | 45% | 33% | 51% | 67% | ||
| Base (n) | 1,098 | 537 | 561 | 341 | 372 | 385 | 371 | 402 | 90 | 128 | ||
Q. [Aug’21] How important is it that Australia wins gold medals at the 2021 Olympics being held in Tokyo?
Q. [Aug’16] How important is it that Australia wins gold medals at the 2016 Olympics being held in Rio?
Q. [Aug’12] How important is it that Australia wins gold medals at the 2012 Olympics being held in London?
| 2021 | 2016 | 2012 | |
| Very important | 18% | 15% | 12% |
| Quite important | 35% | 36% | 32% |
| Not so important | 24% | 30% | 36% |
| Not at all important | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| Unsure | 6% | 6% | 3% |
| TOTAL: Important | 53% | 51% | 44% |
| TOTAL: Not important | 41% | 43% | 54% |
| Base (n) | 1,098 | 1,015 | 1,018 |
| Total | Interest in the Olympics | ||||
| A lot of interest | Some interest | A little interest | No interest | ||
| Very important | 18% | 42% | 18% | 9% | 5% |
| Quite important | 35% | 39% | 51% | 32% | 13% |
| Not so important | 24% | 14% | 22% | 42% | 20% |
| Not at all important | 17% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 52% |
| Unsure | 6% | 0% | 3% | 6% | 10% |
| TOTAL: Important | 53% | 81% | 69% | 41% | 18% |
| TOTAL: Not important | 41% | 19% | 29% | 53% | 72% |
| Base (n) | 1,098 | 250 | 323 | 262 | 242 |
Q. The Tokyo Olympic Games were originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but were postponed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While the Games have started, Covid-19 cases in Japan continue to increase.
Which of the following is closer to your view?
| Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||||
| It’s fine that the Tokyo Olympics went ahead as planned this year | 28% | 33% | 23% | 27% | 26% | 29% | 26% | 32% | 26% | 29% | ||
| The Tokyo Olympics should have been further postponed until the Covid-19 outbreak in Japan is under control | 33% | 32% | 33% | 40% | 34% | 25% | 37% | 32% | 37% | 25% | ||
| The Tokyo Olympics should have been cancelled altogether | 28% | 26% | 30% | 19% | 30% | 35% | 27% | 26% | 26% | 33% | ||
| Unsure | 11% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 12% | ||
| Base (n) | 1,098 | 537 | 561 | 341 | 372 | 385 | 371 | 402 | 90 | 128 | ||