The cost & standard of living continues to dominate voter concerns.

Figure 5: Voter Priorities

The cost & standard of living
73%
Housing & accommodation
42%
Health & social care
28%
Managing the economy
27%
Crime & social order
26%
The environment & climate change
18%
Tax & government spending
15%
Immigration & asylum
14%
Job security & unemployment
11%
Education & training
8%
Welfare & benefits
7%
Defence & national security
7%
Roads & transport
4%
Strikes & union-led industrial action
4%
Family & community
3%
Other
2%
AFR / Freshwater Strategy Poll; Australian Voters; Sample size n=1,063; Fieldwork 17-19 January 2025. Margin of Error +/- 3.1%. Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
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