The Ipsos Issues Monitor
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Latest edition - National March 2026
Using data collected just after US and Israeli strikes on Iran and before constriction of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Cost of Living remained the top issue for Australians (61%, up 1 point). Housing maintained its position as the second most important issue (46%, down 1 point), and Crime held steady in third place (26%, unchanged). The Economy is now the fourth most important issue (24%, up 1 point), sitting just ahead of Immigration (24%, up 2 points). Immigration has overtaken Healthcare to secure its place among the top five issues in March.
The ALP is seen as the party most capable of managing four of the top five issues: Cost of Living, Housing, Crime and The Economy. The Coalition leads by a nose on Immigration.
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2026 Ipsos Issues Monitors
2016 - 2025 Compiled editions
About the Ipsos Issues Monitor
The Ipsos Issues Monitor regularly takes the pulse of Australians on the issues of the day that effect our nation. An ongoing monthly quantitative survey that addresses social, political and economic areas of concern. Each month, Ipsos asks approximately 1,000 Australians to select the three most important topics facing Australia, their state/territory and their local area from a list of nineteen issues.*
*The Nineteen issues are: The Economy, Crime, Healthcare/Hospitals, Taxation, Petrol Prices, Race Relations, Education, Population, Unemployment, Cost of Living, Immigration, Drug Abuse, Environment, Transport, Personal Debt, Defence, Housing, Poverty and Indigenous Issues.
Technical notes
The Ipsos Issues Monitor is conducted monthly via online panel. Each month approximately 1000 Australian adults aged 18+ are asked to select the top three issues facing the nation within their state and local areas from a list of nineteen potential concerns. Data is weighted to match the profile of the population.
The precision of Ipsos online polls are calculated using a credibility interval with a poll of 1,000 accurate to +/- 3.5 percentage points and of 500 accurate to +/- 4.8 percentage points. For more information on the Ipsos use of credibility intervals, please visit www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/2017-03/IpsosPA_CredibilityIntervals.pdf
Polling Methodology Disclosure Statements
Ipsos believes in transparency around the polling we undertake. Further to this, and as a founding member of the Australian Polling Council, we are pleased to comply with the Council’s Code of Conduct, including making available a Methodology Disclosure Statement around each of the our published polls, including our Ipsos Issues Monitor. These statements can be accessed here.
