Australia: issues affecting voting choices by generation 2022

According to a January 2022 survey in Australia, the most important issues affecting voting choices among Gen Z were the handling of COVID-19 and climate change, representing respectively 20 percent of Gen Z respondents. Meanwhile, Millennials and Gen X prioritized the cost of living issues, whereas Baby Boomers rated management of COVID-19 and of the economy the most important.

Most important issues affecting voting choices in Australia in 2022, by generation

Characteristic	Managing COVID-19	Cost of living	Health and hospitals	Management of the economy	Climate change	Housing affordability	Jobs
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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

January 2022

Number of respondents

15,358 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Different people may prioritize issues differently when choosing who to vote for. Please rank the most important issues to your voting choices."

Totals may not add up to or exceed 100 percent due to rounding or for reasons not stated by the source.

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