• Australia - frequency of unsolicited calls to mobile phones by type 2018

In a 2018 survey about the frequency of unsolicited telephone calls to mobile phones in Australia, 35 percent of respondents said they had received unwanted calls from telemarketers monthly. Additionally, 50 percent of respondents said they received unsolicited calls to their mobiles from educational institutions less than once a month.

Frequency of unsolicited telephone calls to mobile phones in Australia in 2018, by type

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Release date

December 2018

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

February 6, 2018 to April 4, 2018

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

survey had different stages; dates stated are from the beginning of the first stage to the end of the last stage

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

According to the source: Refused responses excluded from base for calculation. Don’t know responses not displayed (<5%) for each statement. Data may not add up to 100 per cent due to rounding.

Base:
Telemarketing (n=748),
Charities (n=511),
Education (n=73),
Social or market research (n=413),
Political (n=188),
Government (n=119),
Scam (n=677).