PLEASE NOTE: For this question half the sample was asked question 57a and half were asked 57b.
Q57a. And do you think Australia should take in more, or less than we do currently?
Q57b. Australia currently takes 13,750 refugees per year. Do you think Australia should take in more, or less than we do currently?
| Q57a. (without actual figure) | Total | Q57b. (with actual figure) | Total | |
| Much more than currently | 12% | Much more than currently | 8% | |
| More than currently | 18% | More than currently | 24% | |
| Less than currently | 15% | Less than currently | 14% | |
| Much less than currently | 22% | Much less than currently | 17% | |
| About the same | 21% | About the same | 25% | |
| Don’t know | 11% | Don’t know | 13% |
Without being given the actual figure, 37% of Australians believe that we should take in less refugees than we do currently.
When they are given the actual figure, 31% believe that we should take in less refugees than we do currently.