24 September 2012, 240912, gay marriage, legalisation of gay marriage, same sex marriage
Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
|
15 Nov 2010 |
14 Mar 2011 |
4 Jul 2011 |
13 Aug 2012 |
24 Sept 2012 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Should be allowed to marry |
53% |
49% |
54% |
54% |
55% |
68% |
41% |
89% |
| Should not be allowed to marry |
36% |
40% |
35% |
33% |
36% |
25% |
50% |
4% |
| Don’t know |
11% |
10% |
11% |
13% |
9% |
7% |
9% |
7% |
There has not been a great deal of movement in the figures since the last time the question was polled on 13 August: with a 1% increase in those in favour of same sex marriage (55%) and a 3% increase in those opposed (36%). This translates to a 4% reduction in the don’t knows: moving from 13% in August to 9% this week.
There has been little movement in the results in the two years since the question was first polled in November 2010.
13 August 2012, 130812, allowed to marry, equal rights, marriage rights, same sex marriage
Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
|
15 Nov 2010 |
14 Mar 2011 |
4 Jul 11 |
13 Aug 12 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Should be allowed to marry |
53% |
49% |
54% |
54% |
65% |
42% |
83% |
| Should not be allowed to marry |
36% |
40% |
35% |
33% |
27% |
44% |
11% |
| Don’t know |
11% |
10% |
11% |
13% |
8% |
14% |
6% |
54% think that people of the same sex should be allowed to marry and 33% think they should not – a very similar result to last year when this question was last asked.
Strongest support came from women (61%), people aged 35-54 (59%), aged under 35 (56%) and those on incomes over $1,600pw (59%).
Australia’s future, Carbon Tax, Childcare Rebate, export of uranium, gambling reforms, Important Decisions, Labor Government, Mining tax, parental leave, Plain packaging, same sex marriage, superannuation
Q. Which of the following decisions made by the Federal Labor Government since they were elected do you think is most important for Australia’s future? And which is second? And which is third?
| First | Second | Third | Total | |
| The mining tax on large profits | 17% | 18% | 13% | 48% |
| Addressing climate change with the carbon tax | 19% | 11% | 13% | 43% |
| Increase compulsory superannuation to 12% | 17% | 13% | 12% | 42% |
| Provide 18 weeks paid parental leave | 7% | 6% | 7% | 20% |
| Childcare rebate increased from 30% to 50% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 17% |
| Allow Labor politicians to have a conscience vote on same-sex marriage | 4% | 6% | 5% | 15% |
| Allow the export of uranium to India | 4% | 5% | 4% | 13% |
| Gambling reforms which require poker machine players to set a limit on losses. | 3% | 5% | 5% | 13% |
| Plain packaging for cigarettes | 3% | 4% | 5% | 12% |
| None of them | 13% | 3% | 3% | 13% |
| Don’t know | 8% | 1% | 2% | 8% |
The three most important decisions made by the Government were the mining tax, the carbon tax and the increase in compulsory superannuation.
Essential Report, Greens, Labor, Liberal, marriage equality, Nationals, Polling, polls, same sex marriage
Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
| 15 Nov 2010 | 14 Mar 2011 | 4 Jul 11 | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Should be allowed to marry | 53% | 49% | 54% | 65% | 41% | 85% |
| Should not be allowed to marry | 36% | 40% | 35% | 23% | 48% | 9% |
| Don’t know | 11% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 6% |
54% think that people of the same sex should be allowed to marry and 35% think they should not. This represents an increase in support for same-sex marriage since this question was asked in March – however, similar to the result from last November.
Strongest support came from women (62%) and those aged under 35 (63%).
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Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
| 15 Nov 2010 | 14 Mar 2011 | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Should be allowed to marry | 53% | 49% | 54% | 40% | 78% |
| Should not be allowed to marry | 36% | 40% | 36% | 50% | 16% |
| Don’t know | 11% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 6% |
Support for same-sex marriage has declined a little since this question was last asked in November. 49% (down 4%) agree people of the same sex should be allowed to marry and 40% (up 4%) disagree.
By gender – 43% of men support same sex marriage and 47% oppose, while 56% of women support and 34% oppose.
EMC, ER, Essential Report, Greens, Labor, Liberal, same sex marriage
Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Should be allowed to marry | 50% | 60% | 38% | 82% |
| Should not be allowed to marry | 37% | 28% | 50% | 13% |
| Don’t know | 13% | 12% | 12% | 4% |
50% think people of the same sex be allowed to marry and 37% think they should not be allowed to marry.
Strongest support for same sex marriage is shown by Greens voters (82%), Labor voters (60%), females (63%) and those aged 25-44 (61%).
50% of Coalition voters and 68% of those aged 65+ oppose same sex marriage.
By religion, Catholics (58%) and those with no religion (63%) are more likely to support same sex marriage. Anglicans are divided (47% support, 43% oppose) and other Christians are strongly opposed (68%).
Of those who think the issue is important, 60% think same sex marriage should be allowed and 37% think it should not be allowed.
EMC, ER, Essential Report, Greens, Labor, Liberal, same sex marriage
Q. Compared to other issues that are often raised in politics – like the economy, healthcare, immigration, etc – how important to you personally is the issue of whether people of the same sex should be allowed to marry?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Total important | 37% | 37% | 32% | 56% |
| Total not important | 60% | 60% | 66% | 42% |
| Very important | 15% | 16% | 13% | 24% |
| Quite important | 22% | 21% | 19% | 32% |
| Not so important | 31% | 33% | 30% | 23% |
| Not at all important | 29% | 27% | 36% | 19% |
| Don’t know | 4% | 3% | 1% | 2% |
37% believe the same sex marriage is an important issue and 60% think it is not important. A majority of Greens voters (56%) think it is important.
41% of those who support same sex marriage think the issue is important and 36% of those opposed think it important.
Anglicans, Christians, EMC, ER, Essential Report, Greens, Labor, Liberal, same sex marriage
Q. From what you understand which party has the policy on same sex marriage which is closest to your own view of the issue?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Labor Party | 13% | 29% | 2% | 1% |
| Liberal Party | 21% | 5% | 44% | 3% |
| Greens | 20% | 19% | 13% | 71% |
| Don’t know | 46% | 47% | 41% | 24% |
21% prefer the Liberal Party policy on same sex marriage, 20% prefer the Greens and 13% Labor.
Opinions generally follow party preference although only 29% of Labor voters prefer the Labor policy and 19% prefer the Greens.
Those with no religion are more likely to prefer the Greens policy (29%) while 30% of Anglicans and 32% of other Christians prefer the Liberal policy.