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Republic

12 Jun 2012

Q.  Are you in favour or against Australia becoming a republic?

 

Jan 2010

March 2011

Oct 2011

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

In favour

41%

39%

41%

39%

56%

27%

54%

Against

32%

34%

33%

35%

22%

51%

21%

No opinion

27%

27%

26%

27%

22%

22%

25%

39% favour Australia becoming a republic and 35% are against – showing only a little change since this question was asked in October 2011 (from net +8 to net +4 in favour). 27% have no opinion.

Those most in favour were respondents aged 45-64 (45%), people earning $1,600+pw (45%), Labor voters (56%) and Greens voters (54%).

Those most against were aged 65+ (58%) and Liberal/National voters (51%).

36% of respondents aged under 35 had no opinion.

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