ReachTEL conducted a survey of 2,369 residents across Australia during the afternoon of 11th May 2017.
Question 1:
If a Federal election were to be held today, which of the following would receive your first preference vote?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18 – 34 |
35 – 50 |
51 - 65 |
65+ |
|
Liberal |
30.6% |
30.3% |
31.0% |
24.1% |
28.6% |
35.0% |
39.7% |
|
The Nationals |
3.4% |
2.9% |
3.8% |
2.1% |
2.4% |
4.1% |
5.9% |
|
Labor |
30.5% |
33.6% |
27.2% |
23.7% |
35.0% |
32.3% |
32.1% |
|
The Greens |
9.7% |
10.1% |
9.3% |
16.9% |
8.7% |
5.6% |
4.7% |
|
One Nation |
9.8% |
7.5% |
12.3% |
9.5% |
9.3% |
10.6% |
10.0% |
|
Other |
5.4% |
3.7% |
7.1% |
5.8% |
7.1% |
4.7% |
2.2% |
|
Undecided |
10.6% |
11.9% |
9.2% |
17.8% |
8.9% |
7.7% |
5.4% |
Two party preferred:
|
|
Total |
|
Liberal / National |
47% |
|
Labor |
53% |
* Preferences are based on respondent allocated preferences.
Question 1a:
Being Undecided to which of the following do you have even a slight leaning?
|
|
Total |
|
Liberal |
35.3% |
|
The Nationals |
1.2% |
|
Labor |
34.9% |
|
The Greens |
5.2% |
|
One Nation |
4.0% |
|
Other |
19.4% |
Only those respondents who answered ‘Undecided’ to Question 1 were asked Question 1a
Question 1b:
Which of the following parties would you preference higher?
|
|
Total |
|
Liberal |
41.0% |
|
Labor |
59.0% |
Note: Respondents who answered ‘Liberal’ or ‘Labor’ to Question 1 were excluded from Question 1b.
Question 2:
Did you watch the federal budget on Tuesday night?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18-34 |
35-50 |
51-65 |
65+ |
|
Yes |
39.5% |
34.9% |
44.4% |
38.0% |
35.4% |
42.0% |
45.8% |
|
No |
60.5% |
65.1% |
55.6% |
62.0% |
64.6% |
58.0% |
54.2% |
|
|
Total |
L/NP |
Labor |
Greens |
ONP |
Other |
Undecided |
|
Yes |
39.5% |
44.4% |
37.1% |
32.2% |
48.9% |
39.4% |
29.5% |
|
No |
60.5% |
55.6% |
62.9% |
67.8% |
51.1% |
60.6% |
70.5% |
Question 3:
How would you rate the government in explaining and communicating the federal budget to Australians?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18-34 |
35-50 |
51-65 |
65+ |
|
Very good |
9.2% |
6.1% |
12.5% |
7.9% |
10.3% |
9.0% |
9.8% |
|
Good |
26.9% |
27.0% |
26.8% |
30.4% |
23.0% |
26.8% |
27.7% |
|
Average |
37.3% |
42.4% |
32.0% |
34.2% |
40.4% |
36.0% |
39.5% |
|
Poor |
14.5% |
14.1% |
14.9% |
12.9% |
13.7% |
17.7% |
14.0% |
|
Very poor |
12.1% |
10.4% |
13.9% |
14.6% |
12.6% |
10.5% |
9.1% |
|
|
Total |
L/NP |
Labor |
Greens |
ONP |
Other |
Undecided |
|
Very good |
9.2% |
21.0% |
2.1% |
7.4% |
5.1% |
0.0% |
4.8% |
|
Good |
26.9% |
45.8% |
15.1% |
16.1% |
19.7% |
12.6% |
28.2% |
|
Average |
37.3% |
28.0% |
44.3% |
38.3% |
35.0% |
44.1% |
44.4% |
|
Poor |
14.5% |
2.3% |
20.9% |
20.4% |
23.1% |
20.5% |
13.5% |
|
Very poor |
12.1% |
2.9% |
17.6% |
17.8% |
17.1% |
22.8% |
9.1% |
Question 4:
From what you know about the budget, do you believe your family will be financially better or worse off in the next 12-months?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18-34 |
35-50 |
51-65 |
65+ |
|
Better off |
10.8% |
9.4% |
12.3% |
13.6% |
8.4% |
8.6% |
13.0% |
|
Worse off |
51.6% |
52.1% |
51.1% |
54.3% |
56.3% |
53.4% |
36.8% |
|
About the same |
37.6% |
38.5% |
36.6% |
32.1% |
35.3% |
37.9% |
50.2% |
|
|
Total |
L/NP |
Labor |
Greens |
ONP |
Other |
Undecided |
|
Better off |
10.8% |
21.5% |
3.1% |
7.4% |
12.1% |
7.9% |
4.0% |
|
Worse off |
51.6% |
28.7% |
68.9% |
63.9% |
57.3% |
65.1% |
50.4% |
|
About the same |
37.6% |
49.9% |
28.0% |
28.7% |
30.6% |
27.0% |
45.6% |
Question 5:
Of the following, which was the most important issue to you and your family for the budget to address?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18-34 |
35-50 |
51-65 |
65+ |
|
Health services |
20.7% |
20.5% |
20.8% |
13.7% |
16.4% |
24.8% |
34.4% |
|
Housing affordability |
17.3% |
15.3% |
19.5% |
25.5% |
16.7% |
12.9% |
10.3% |
|
Education |
16.2% |
19.9% |
12.2% |
16.7% |
20.3% |
13.7% |
11.5% |
|
Cost of living pressures |
26.1% |
28.0% |
24.1% |
25.5% |
30.0% |
27.3% |
18.7% |
|
Welfare and disability services |
8.3% |
9.2% |
7.3% |
5.7% |
6.4% |
9.5% |
14.5% |
|
Transport and infrastructure |
8.7% |
5.3% |
12.2% |
9.9% |
7.3% |
9.5% |
7.6% |
|
Defense spending |
2.8% |
1.8% |
3.8% |
3.0% |
2.9% |
2.2% |
2.9% |
|
|
Total |
L/NP |
Labor |
Greens |
ONP |
Other |
Undecided |
|
Health services |
20.7% |
24.0% |
20.2% |
18.8% |
20.2% |
17.5% |
14.3% |
|
Housing affordability |
17.3% |
12.1% |
20.1% |
24.0% |
11.2% |
11.1% |
27.0% |
|
Education |
16.2% |
13.9% |
21.6% |
26.6% |
7.7% |
9.5% |
11.9% |
|
Cost of living pressures |
26.1% |
27.0% |
20.9% |
20.5% |
41.2% |
29.4% |
29.4% |
|
Welfare and disability services |
8.3% |
7.2% |
10.7% |
8.3% |
8.6% |
8.7% |
4.4% |
|
Transport and infrastructure |
8.7% |
11.9% |
5.8% |
1.3% |
5.2% |
15.1% |
11.9% |
|
Defense spending |
2.8% |
3.9% |
0.6% |
0.4% |
6.0% |
8.7% |
1.2% |
Question 6:
This years budget announced a levy on the top five Australian banks to help repair the budget. Do you support or oppose this levy?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18-34 |
35-50 |
51-65 |
65+ |
|
Strongly support |
39.8% |
34.4% |
45.5% |
38.6% |
38.4% |
41.1% |
42.8% |
|
Support |
22.3% |
24.3% |
20.1% |
21.3% |
23.3% |
20.5% |
24.6% |
|
Undecided |
22.0% |
25.3% |
18.5% |
22.9% |
21.7% |
21.8% |
21.4% |
|
Oppose |
8.3% |
9.2% |
7.3% |
7.1% |
9.6% |
9.4% |
6.6% |
|
Strongly oppose |
7.6% |
6.8% |
8.5% |
10.1% |
7.1% |
7.2% |
4.7% |
|
|
Total |
L/NP |
Labor |
Greens |
ONP |
Other |
Undecided |
|
Strongly support |
39.8% |
52.4% |
30.5% |
38.7% |
43.1% |
34.9% |
29.4% |
|
Support |
22.3% |
22.8% |
27.8% |
20.9% |
9.1% |
17.5% |
16.3% |
|
Undecided |
22.0% |
17.1% |
22.2% |
21.3% |
25.4% |
19.0% |
37.3% |
|
Oppose |
8.3% |
4.0% |
11.2% |
11.3% |
7.8% |
14.3% |
7.9% |
|
Strongly oppose |
7.6% |
3.7% |
8.3% |
7.8% |
14.7% |
14.3% |
9.1% |
Question 7:
Do you support or oppose paying a higher Medicare levy to help fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18-34 |
35-50 |
51-65 |
65+ |
|
Yes |
48.2% |
48.3% |
48.0% |
48.1% |
44.4% |
48.2% |
54.8% |
|
No |
34.1% |
32.8% |
35.5% |
35.5% |
38.9% |
33.8% |
23.8% |
|
Undecided |
17.7% |
18.9% |
16.5% |
16.5% |
16.7% |
18.0% |
21.4% |
|
|
Total |
L/NP |
Labor |
Greens |
ONP |
Other |
Undecided |
|
Yes |
48.2% |
54.3% |
45.0% |
59.1% |
32.8% |
41.7% |
48.6% |
|
No |
34.1% |
32.6% |
34.4% |
28.3% |
47.8% |
41.7% |
26.7% |
|
Undecided |
17.7% |
13.1% |
20.6% |
12.6% |
19.4% |
16.5% |
24.7% |
Question 8:
Do you own your own home?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18-34 |
35-50 |
51-65 |
65+ |
|
Yes |
63.5% |
64.6% |
62.3% |
36.9% |
62.5% |
80.7% |
88.0% |
|
No |
36.5% |
35.4% |
37.7% |
63.1% |
37.5% |
19.3% |
12.0% |
|
|
Total |
L/NP |
Labor |
Greens |
ONP |
Other |
Undecided |
|
Yes |
63.5% |
72.7% |
63.6% |
46.5% |
73.4% |
44.9% |
50.4% |
|
No |
36.5% |
27.3% |
36.4% |
53.5% |
26.6% |
55.1% |
49.6% |
Note: Only those respondents who answered ‘No’ will proceed to Question 8a
Question 8a:
From what you know about the budget do you believe that buying a home has been made easier, harder or not changed?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18-34 |
35-50 |
51-65 |
65+ |
|
Easier |
12.8% |
11.6% |
14.1% |
16.9% |
9.9% |
9.3% |
0.0% |
|
Harder |
33.6% |
34.1% |
33.0% |
31.5% |
35.4% |
38.3% |
33.3% |
|
Not changed |
53.6% |
54.3% |
52.9% |
51.7% |
54.8% |
52.3% |
66.7% |
|
|
Total |
L/NP |
Labor |
Greens |
ONP |
Other |
Undecided |
|
Easier |
12.8% |
19.2% |
8.4% |
12.2% |
9.7% |
12.9% |
11.3% |
|
Harder |
33.6% |
24.7% |
37.0% |
39.8% |
38.7% |
35.7% |
28.2% |
|
About the same |
53.6% |
56.1% |
54.6% |
48.0% |
51.6% |
51.4% |
60.5% |
This survey was conducted using an automated telephone based survey system among 2,369 voters. Telephone numbers and the person within the household were selected at random. The results have been weighted by gender and age to reflect the population according to ABS figures. Please note that due to rounding, not all tables necessarily total 100% and subtotals may also vary. Copyright ReachTEL Pty Ltd.
