This statistic presents the results of a survey about on an increased military spending as of November 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, around 47 percent of respondents in Australia agreed with the statement that the government needed to spend more on the country's military. Approximately eleven percent of respondents strongly agreed with this statement.
Share of people in Australia who think that their government needs to spend more on Australia´s military as of November 2018
Survey question:
"To what extent do you agree or disagree about the following statement? Given the dangers in the world, my government needs to spend more on my country's military."
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Ipsos. (December 15, 2018). Share of people in Australia who think that their government needs to spend more on Australia´s military as of November 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/960228/australia-opinion-on-increased-military-spending/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos. "Share of people in Australia who think that their government needs to spend more on Australia´s military as of November 2018." Chart. December 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960228/australia-opinion-on-increased-military-spending/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos. (2018). Share of people in Australia who think that their government needs to spend more on Australia´s military as of November 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960228/australia-opinion-on-increased-military-spending/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos. "Share of People in Australia Who Think That Their Government Needs to Spend More on Australia´s Military as of November 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960228/australia-opinion-on-increased-military-spending/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos, Share of people in Australia who think that their government needs to spend more on Australia´s military as of November 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960228/australia-opinion-on-increased-military-spending/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 16, 2025)
Share of people in Australia who think that their government needs to spend more on Australia´s military as of November 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, December 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/960228/australia-opinion-on-increased-military-spending/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
