The Ipsos Issues Monitor

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Latest edition - National October 2023

The top four concerns remain stable in the October Ipsos Issues Monitor, with Cost of Living the top issue followed by Housing, Healthcare and the Economy. Conflict in the Middle East and a low Australian dollar saw fuel prices increase, pushing Petrol Prices into fifth place (+4 pts) for the first time since April 2023.

Labor leads the Coalition as the party most capable of each top five issue. Among these, Labor’s lead was greatest for Healthcare (+8 pts). Compared with results at the time of the most recent federal election, May 2022, the Coalition are viewed as significantly less capable of handling Housing, Healthcare, the Economy and Petrol Prices.

For more information on these survey findings or to request an interview with a representative from Ipsos Australia, please contact David Elliott

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2023 Ipsos Issues Monitors

AU NATONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - OCT 2023
AU NATONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - SEP 2023
AU STATES IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - SEP 2023
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - AUG 2023
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - JUL 2023
AU STATES IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - JUN 2023
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - JUN 2023
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - MAY 2023
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - APR 2023
AU STATES IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - MAR 2023
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - MAR 2023
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - FEB 2023
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - JAN 2023

2016 - 2022 Compiled editions

AU STATES IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - QUARTERLY REPORTS 2022
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - JAN-DEC REPORTS 2022
AU STATES IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - QUARTERLY REPORTS 2021
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - JAN-DEC REPORTS 2021
AU STATES IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - QUARTERLY REPORTS 2020
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - JAN-DEC REPORTS 2020
AU STATES IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - QUARTERLY REPORTS 2019
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - QUARTERLY REPORTS 2019
AU STATES IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - QUARTERLY REPORTS 2018
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - QUARTERLY REPORTS 2018
AU STATES IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - QUARTERLY REPORTS 2017
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - QUARTERLY REPORTS 2017
AU STATES IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - QUARTERLY REPORTS 2016
AU NATIONAL IPSOS ISSUES MONITOR - QUARTERLY REPORTS 2016

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.