Q. How concerned are you personally about the following economic issues?
|
Very concerned |
Somewhat concerned |
Not so concerned |
Not at all concerned |
Don’t know |
|
| Cost of electricity and gas |
57% |
28% |
12% |
2% |
2% |
| Cost of petrol |
49% |
33% |
11% |
4% |
3% |
| Cost of food and groceries |
45% |
37% |
13% |
3% |
2% |
| Housing affordability |
40% |
35% |
18% |
4% |
3% |
| Job security |
35% |
34% |
21% |
8% |
3% |
| Wealth disparity |
33% |
30% |
22% |
7% |
9% |
| Unemployment |
31% |
41% |
19% |
6% |
4% |
| Tax levels |
28% |
36% |
25% |
8% |
4% |
| Interest rates |
25% |
31% |
30% |
11% |
3% |
| Value of the Australian dollar |
22% |
31% |
34% |
8% |
5% |
| The current budget deficit |
21% |
33% |
29% |
11% |
6% |
| National debt |
21% |
33% |
30% |
11% |
5% |
Economic issues of most concern were cost of electricity/gas (57% very concerned), cost of petrol (49%), cost of food and groceries (45%) and housing affordability (40%).
68% of those aged 45+ were very concerned about the cost of electricity/gas.
Women were more concerned than men about cost of food and groceries (51% vs 39% very concerned), cost of electricity/gas (62% vs 52%) and cost of petrol (56% vs 43%).