Q. Thinking about the September 11 attack on the World Trade Centre 10 years ago – do you think the world is a safer or less safe place than it was 10 years ago?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Total safer | 23% | 25% | 26% | 16% |
| Total less safe | 31% | 26% | 32% | 29% |
| A lot safer | 5% | 7% | 5% | 2% |
| A little safer | 18% | 18% | 21% | 14% |
| About the same | 42% | 44% | 39% | 52% |
| A little less safe | 18% | 16% | 19% | 21% |
| A lot less safe | 13% | 10% | 13% | 8% |
| Don’t know | 4% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
In total, more respondents feel that the world is now less safe (31% total less safe) than 10 years ago, with 23% feeling that it is safer.
Those aged between 18-24 years old are more likely to regard the world as safer, with 29% stating that it is either a lot safer or a little safer (total safer). Twenty five per cent (25%) of 18-24 year olds stated that the world is either a little less safe or a lot less safe than 10 years ago (total less safe).
Greens voters are the least likely to regard the world as a safer place (16% total safer) in the 10 years post 9-11. Lib/Nat voters are the most likely to regard the world as less safe (32% total less safe) than 10 years ago.