Q. In your view is the gap between rich and poor in Australia getting bigger or smaller?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Getting bigger | 70% | 80% | 56% | 86% | 82% | |
| Getting smaller | 5% | 4% | 8% | 7% | 4% | |
| Staying about the same | 17% | 9% | 30% | 5% | 9% | |
| Don’t know | 8% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 5% |
70% think that the gap between rich and poor in Australia is getting bigger. Only 5% think it is getting smaller and 17% think it is staying much the same.
A majority of all voter groups think it is getting bigger.
There were not major differences across income groups. 70% of those on incomes over $1,600 pw think the gap is getting bigger.