The Ipsos Issues Monitor
The Ipsos Issues Monitor is an ongoing quantitative survey of Australians about the issues facing the nation, Australian states and territories and Australians’ local areas.
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Latest edition | 2023 Ipsos Issues Monitors | 2016 - 2022 Compiled editions
About the Ipsos Issues Monitor | Technical notes
Latest edition - National April 2023
With the federal budget approaching, economic concerns dominate. Cost of living remains the top issue (59% -3pts since March). It has been the top issue since February 2022 and remains well above Housing, the next most cited concern. Housing (40%, +4pts) has reached a new Ipsos Issues Monitor high beating the previous mark set just last month. Healthcare (34%, + 3pts) is in 3rd place with the Economy (28%, -6pts) and Petrol Prices (18%, stable) round out the top five.
The ALP maintains its lead as party most capable of managing all issues. Among Top 5 concerns, the ALP lead was greatest for Healthcare (+ 14 pts). The largest lead for the ALP overall was for Indigenous Issues (+ 18 pts) particularly relevant in the month the federal Liberal party confirmed its opposition to the Voice. While the Yes camp would no doubt have welcomed bipartisan support, it should be some comfort that relatively few Australians view the Coalition as the party most capable of managing Indigenous Issues.
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2023 Ipsos Issues Monitors
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2016 - 2022 Compiled editions
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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.
