Q. From what you have read or heard about them, how trustworthy are the following state governments?
Total very/ quite /somewhat trust-worthy |
Total not very/not at all trust-worthy |
|
Very trust- worthy |
Quite trust- worthy |
Some-what trust- worthy |
Not very trust- worthy |
Not at all trust- worthy |
Don’t know |
|
New South Wales |
43% |
34% |
4% |
13% |
26% |
23% |
11% |
24% |
|
New South Wales (NSW only) |
54% |
34% |
7% |
17% |
30% |
25% |
9% |
11% |
|
Victoria |
43% |
31% |
4% |
13% |
26% |
20% |
11% |
26% |
|
Victoria (Victoria only) |
55% |
35% |
4% |
19% |
32% |
19% |
16% |
11% |
|
Queensland |
39% |
37% |
3% |
11% |
25% |
20% |
17% |
24% |
|
Queensland (Queensland only) |
44% |
51% |
3% |
11% |
30% |
18% |
33% |
4% |
|
South Australia |
40% |
26% |
3% |
10% |
27% |
18% |
8% |
33% |
|
Western Australia |
40% |
27% |
3% |
10% |
27% |
17% |
10% |
32% |
|
Tasmania |
41% |
24% |
4% |
10% |
27% |
15% |
9% |
35% |
Overall, at least 40% of respondents thought that each state Government was trustworthy.
However, for their own state, 54% of New South Wales residents and 55% of Victorian residents thought their state government was trustworthy but only 44% of Queensland residents thought their state government was trustworthy with 51% saying they were not trustworthy.