Uptake of a Covid-19 vaccine

16 Mar 2021

Q. The Covid-19 vaccine rollout has begun in Australia.

Once a vaccine becomes available to you, how long would you wait before taking it?

	15/03	01/03	18/01	14/12	10/08
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible / I’ve already been vaccinated	47%	50%	42%	43%	56%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	40%	40%	47%	46%	35%
I’d never get vaccinated	12%	10%	11%	10%	8%
Base (n)	1,124	1,074	1,084	1,071	1,010

With the launch of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout underway nationwide, just under half (47%) now say they would get vaccinated as soon as possible – a slight dip from earlier in March but still noticeably higher than levels at the end of 2020 and at the start of this year.
The same proportion of people as earlier in the month say that would get vaccinated but not straight away (40%).
Just over 1 in 10 (12%) say that would never get vaccinated, consistent with levels seen in the last few months.

	Total	Gender			Age Group				Federal Voting Intention
	Total	Male	Female	18-34		35-54	55+	Labor		TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible / I’ve already been vaccinated	47%	51%	42%	33%		44%	60%	46%		55%	45%	42%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	40%	36%	43%	50%		38%	32%	42%		35%	42%	33%
I’d never get vaccinated	12%	9%	15%	16%		13%	7%	11%		8%	12%	20%
Base (n)	1,124	553	571	337		383	404	375		410	98	142

Those most likely to get the vaccine immediately include men (51%) and those aged over 55 (60%).
Those voting for independent or minor parties are the most likely to say they would never get vaccinated (20%).

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