The statistic presents information about the share of consumers who follow a political party or politician on social media in Australia as of February 2018, broken down by political orientation. As of this date, around 37 percent of left-wing news consumers in Australia followed a politician on social media.
Share of consumers who follow a political party or politician on social media in Australia as of February 2018, by political orientation
The survey question(s) was phrased as follows: "Some people talk about ‘left’, ‘right’ and ‘centre’ to describe parties and politicians. (Generally socialist parties would be considered ‘left wing’ whilst conservative parties would be considered ‘right wing’). With this in mind, where would you place yourself on the following scale? When accessing news through social media like Facebook, YouTube or Twitter, have you subscribed to or followed any of the following? Please select all that apply. [A news organization, a journalist, a political party, a politician, a campaigning group, None of these]."
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APO, & University of Canberra. (June 17, 2019). Share of consumers who follow a political party or politician on social media in Australia as of February 2018, by political orientation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/893974/australia-news-consumers-following-politics-on-social-media/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
APO, und University of Canberra. "Share of consumers who follow a political party or politician on social media in Australia as of February 2018, by political orientation." Chart. June 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/893974/australia-news-consumers-following-politics-on-social-media/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
APO, University of Canberra. (2019). Share of consumers who follow a political party or politician on social media in Australia as of February 2018, by political orientation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/893974/australia-news-consumers-following-politics-on-social-media/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
APO, and University of Canberra. "Share of Consumers Who Follow a Political Party or Politician on Social Media in Australia as of February 2018, by Political Orientation." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/893974/australia-news-consumers-following-politics-on-social-media/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
APO & University of Canberra, Share of consumers who follow a political party or politician on social media in Australia as of February 2018, by political orientation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/893974/australia-news-consumers-following-politics-on-social-media/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 19, 2025)
Share of consumers who follow a political party or politician on social media in Australia as of February 2018, by political orientation [Graph], APO, & University of Canberra, June 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/893974/australia-news-consumers-following-politics-on-social-media/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
