The Australian Economy

Q. Thinking about the state of the world economy, how do you think the Australian economy has performed over the last few years compared to other countries?

	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens
Total better	70%	77%	70%	85%
Total worse	10%	5%	14%	5%
A lot better	31%	41%	27%	48%
A little better	39%	36%	43%	37%
About the same	16%	17%	15%	8%
A little worse	7%	4%	9%	2%
A lot worse	3%	1%	5%	3%
Don’t know	3%	1%	1%	4%

70% think that Australia’s economy has performed better than other countries over the last few years, 16% say about the same and 10% think it has been worse.

There were no substantial differences across demographic groups although those on higher incomes are a little more likely to believe it has performed better – 76% of those on incomes over $1,600pw compared to 67% of those earning under $1,000pw.