Q. Tuesday 26th January is Australia Day. Will you personally be doing anything to celebrate Australia Day or do you treat it as just a public holiday?
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Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
Jan 2010 |
Jan 2013 |
Jan 2014 |
Jan 2015 |
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|
Doing something to celebrate Australia Day |
38% |
39% |
44% |
25% |
38% |
40% |
41% |
37% |
40% |
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|
Just a public holiday |
44% |
44% |
38% |
60% |
44% |
40% |
43% |
44% |
41% |
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|
Working – don’t get the Australia Day holiday |
6% |
7% |
6% |
7% |
2% |
6% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
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|
Don’t know |
12% |
10% |
11% |
8% |
16% |
14% |
9% |
11% |
12% |
38% said they will be doing something to celebrate Australia Day, 44% treat Australia Day as just a public holiday and 6% are working because they don’t get the Australia Day holiday. This represents little change in the percentage of those celebrating Australia Day over the last few years.
44% of Liberal/National voters and 44% of full-time workers say they will be doing something to celebrate Australia Day. 60% of Greens voters and 47% of those aged 18-34 treat it as just another public holiday.