Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Nov 2010 | Jul 2011 | Sep 2012 | Oct 2013 | Jun 2014 | Oct 2015 | |||
| Should be allowed to marry | 64% | 74% | 52% | 94% | 52% | 53% | 54% | 55% | 57% | 60% | 59% | ||
| Should not be allowed to marry | 26% | 18% | 39% | 2% | 33% | 36% | 35% | 36% | 31% | 28% | 30% | ||
| Don’t know | 10% | 8% | 9% | 4% | 14% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 12% | 12% | 11% |
64% agreed that people of the same sex should be allowed to marry and 26% think they should not. This is the highest level of support for same sex marriage recorded over the last 6 years.
Support for same sex marriage is 62% among men and 67% among women. 76% of under 35’s support same sex marriage – while those aged 65+ split 45% in favour/41% against.