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Support for changes

2 Feb 2016

Q. Would you support or oppose any of the following?

Total support

Total oppose

Strongly support

Support

Oppose

Strongly oppose

No opinion

Changing the Australian flag

33%

55%

13%

20%

22%

32%

13%

Changing the National Anthem

28%

54%

12%

16%

24%

30%

18%

Changing the date of Australia Day

23%

59%

11%

12%

24%

35%

17%

Total support

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Aged 18-34

Aged 35-54

Aged 55+

Support republic

Changing the Australian flag

33%

34%

31%

56%

34%

33%

31%

34%

64%

Changing the National Anthem

28%

31%

27%

34%

23%

30%

25%

28%

44%

Changing the date of Australia Day

23%

23%

22%

48%

17%

35%

20%

16%

40%

A majority were opposed to changing the Australian flag, the National Anthem or the date of Australia Day.
33% supported changing the Australian flag, 28% supported changing the National Anthem and 23% supported changing Australia Day.

Greens voters were more strongly in favour of changing the flag (56%) and the date of Australia Day (48%). Younger respondents were a little more likely to support changing the date of Australia Day (35%).

A majority (64%) of those who favour a republic supported changing the National Flag but were split on changing the National Anthem and the date of Australia day.

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