Time for Covid-19 milestones to occur for NSW

Q. How long do you think it will take for the following to occur in NSW?

This week 19/07	Two weeks up to one month	One month up to six months	Seven months up to one year	One to two years	More than two years	Never
The Covid-19 outbreak in NSW is controlled	46%	33%	10%	5%	2%	4%
The lockdown in Greater Sydney is lifted	62%	28%	5%	2%	0%	2%
The lockdown in other affected areas in NSW is lifted (e.g. Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour)	71%	20%	4%	2%	1%	3%

• 46% of people think the Covid-19 outbreak in NSW will be controlled within a month. A further third (33%) think this will most likely happen within six months.
• Most Australians are optimistic the NSW lockdown will be lifted within a month (62% in Greater Sydney and 71% in other affected areas of NSW).

NSW	Two weeks up to one month
	19/07	05/07
The Covid-19 outbreak in NSW is controlled	47%	50%
The lockdown in Greater Sydney is lifted	62%	76%
The lockdown in other affected areas in NSW is lifted (e.g. Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour)	69%	77%
Base (n)	354	553

• Most of those in NSW still expect the lockdown to be lifted within a month (62% in Greater Sydney and 69% in other affected areas of NSW), however this is less compared to the proportion who thought this two weeks ago (76% and 77% respectively).