Trust in Institutions

Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions and organisations?

	NET: Total Trust	A lot of trust	Some trust	A little trust	No trust	Unsure	Mar 2019	Sep 2018	Oct 2017	Sep 2016
Federal police	68%	24%	45%	18%	9%	5%	66%	70%	71%	63%
State police	68%	23%	45%	20%	8%	4%	66%	67%	67%	63%
The High Court	61%	21%	40%	23%	10%	6%	58%	61%	61%	57%
The Reserve Bank	60%	16%	44%	23%	10%	7%	49%	50%	49%	47%
The ABC	58%	19%	39%	22%	12%	8%	51%	54%	52%	53%
Courts and the legal system	57%	16%	41%	27%	12%	4%	–	–	–	–
Charitable organisations	54%	12%	42%	27%	13%	6%	50%	47%	46%	43%
Federal Parliament	53%	13%	40%	29%	13%	5%	35%	28%	30%	26%
Your local council	53%	10%	43%	29%	14%	5%	43%	42%	38%	36%
The Commonwealth public service	52%	11%	40%	31%	10%	8%	42%	39%	38%	36%
State Parliament	51%	12%	40%	29%	14%	6%	36%	31%	31%	26%
Environment groups	46%	12%	33%	30%	18%	7%	43%	42%	42%	39%
Trade unions	42%	8%	34%	29%	21%	9%	31%	25%	25%	25%
Business groups	40%	6%	34%	37%	15%	9%	31%	29%	28%	27%
Religious organisations	35%	8%	27%	28%	31%	6%	27%	28%	26%	26%
Political parties	33%	5%	28%	38%	22%	7%	22%	15%	18%	14%

• There have been large increases in the trust in institutions and organisations from last year.
• Trust in the following all significantly increased from last year: federal parliament (35% to 53%), state parliament (36% to 51%), local councils (43% to 53%), the Commonwealth public service (42% to 52%), the Reserve bank (49% to 60%), business groups (31% to 40%), trade unions (31% to 42%), religious organisations (27% to 35%) and political parties (22% to 33%).
• Federal and state police (68% trust) remain the most trusted institutions in the list.