Q. Over the last few years, do you think that the threat of terrorism happening in Australia has increased, decreased or stayed much the same?
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
Sep 2014 |
Mar 2015 |
Oct 2015 |
|||
Total increased |
76% |
81% |
84% |
60% |
75% |
57% |
75% |
75% |
||
Total decreased |
2% |
1% |
1% |
4% |
2% |
6% |
2% |
1% |
||
Increased a lot |
42% |
42% |
51% |
21% |
37% |
22% |
39% |
38% |
||
Increased a little |
34% |
39% |
33% |
39% |
38% |
35% |
36% |
37% |
||
Stayed about the same |
19% |
17% |
15% |
32% |
21% |
33% |
20% |
20% |
||
Decreased a little |
1% |
* |
* |
3% |
1% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
||
Decreased a lot |
1% |
1% |
* |
1% |
1% |
3% |
1% |
* |
||
Don’t know |
3% |
1% |
1% |
4% |
2% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
76% think that the threat of terrorism happening in Australia has increased – up 1% from when this question was asked in October. Those who think the threat has increased a lot has gone up 4% to 42%. 19% (down 1%) think it has stayed about the same and 2% (up 1%) think it has decreased.
Those most likely to think it has increased were Liberal/National voters (84%) and those aged 55+ (90%).