Uptake of a Covid-19 vaccine

Jan 19, 2021

Q. Once a vaccine for Covid-19 becomes available in Australia, how long would you wait before taking it?

	18/01	14/12	10/08
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible	42%	43%	56%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	47%	46%	35%
I’d never get vaccinated	11%	10%	8%
Base (n)	1,084	1,071	1,010

	Total	Gender			Age Group				Federal Voting Intention
	Total	Male	Female	18-34		35-54	55+	Labor		TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible	42%	51%	34%	30%		42%	54%	48%		49%	34%	33%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	47%	38%	55%	57%		46%	39%	44%		44%	57%	42%
I’d never get vaccinated	11%	11%	11%	14%		13%	7%	8%		7%	9%	25%
Base (n)	1,084	539	545	341		358	385	334		431	118	106

Fewer people say they would get a Covid-19 vaccine immediately than mid last year. 42% would get a vaccine as soon as possible, down from 56% last August. 47% would get vaccinated, but just not straight away (up from 35% in August) and 11% say they would never get vaccinated.
Those most likely to get the vaccine immediately include men (51%) and those aged over 55 (54%).
Those voting for independent or minor parties are the most likely to say they would never get vaccinated (25%).

Dec 15, 2020

Q. Once a vaccine for Covid-19 becomes available in Australia, how long would you wait before taking it?

	14/12	10/08
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible	43%	56%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	46%	35%
I’d never get vaccinated	10%	8%
Base (n)	1,071	1,010

	Total	Gender			Age Group				Federal Voting Intention
	Total	Male	Female	18-34		35-54	55+	Labor		TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible	43%	53%	35%	35%		41%	53%	44%		48%	45%	42%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	46%	41%	51%	54%		48%	38%	52%		43%	44%	39%
I’d never get vaccinated	10%	6%	14%	11%		11%	9%	5%		8%	11%	19%
Base (n)	1,071	539	532	339		374	358	356		406	102	107

Fewer people say they would get a Covid-19 vaccine immediately than earlier in the year. 43% would get a vaccine as soon as possible, down from 56% in August. 46% would get vaccinated, but just not straight away (up from 35%) and 10% say they would never get vaccinated.
Those most likely to get the vaccine immediately include men (53%), those aged over 55 (53%).
Those voting for independent of minor parties are most likely to say they would never get a vaccine (19%).

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Q. If and when a vaccine for Covid-19 becomes available, how long would you wait before taking it?

		Gender		Age group
	Total	Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible	56%	60%	53%	50%	54%	64%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	35%	33%	37%	38%	37%	30%
I’d never get vaccinated	8%	7%	10%	11%	9%	6%
Base (n)	1,010	505	505	302	331	377

	Federal Voting Intention
	Labor	Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible	66%	57%	43%	44%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	29%	36%	45%	34%
I’d never get vaccinated	5%	7%	10%	21%
Base (n)	311	413	78	94

Jun 23, 2020

Q. Thinking about the future, how long do you think it will take for the following to occur?

	Within the next six months	Seven months up to one year	One to two years	More than two years	Never
Quarantine will no longer required after international travel	12%	27%	35%	22%	4%
A Covid-19 vaccine will be developed	11%	22%	43%	20%	4%
The housing market will return pre-pandemic levels	11%	22%	38%	25%	4%
International travel will be allowed without restriction	10%	23%	39%	24%	4%
Unemployment will return to pre-pandemic levels	8%	17%	37%	33%	6%
The population will build resistance to Covid-19 through exposure (herd immunity)	8%	15%	31%	27%	20%
Australia will pay off its national debt	5%	9%	12%	52%	22%

WITHIN NEXT SIX MONTHS	Gender		Age Group
WITHIN NEXT SIX MONTHS	Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+
Quarantine will no longer required after international travel	13%	10%	14%	14%	7%
A Covid-19 vaccine will be developed	15%	8%	16%	12%	7%
The housing market will return pre-pandemic levels	13%	8%	15%	11%	6%
International travel will be allowed without restriction	12%	9%	16%	13%	4%
Unemployment will return to pre-pandemic levels	8%	7%	13%	8%	3%
The population will build resistance to Covid-19 through exposure (herd immunity)	9%	7%	11%	9%	3%
Australia will pay off its national debt	7%	3%	9%	6%	1%
Base (n)	525	554	332	362	385