The Ipsos Issues Monitor
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Latest edition - National December 2025
Cost of Living remains the top issue for Australians in December, with a two-point increase to 61%. Housing maintained its position in second place at 43% (down 2 points), with Crime in third place (29%, down 1 point). The Economy increased to 26% (up 2 points), overtaking Healthcare (24%, down 4 points).
In December, the ALP continues to be regarded as the party most capable of managing Cost of Living, Housing, Healthcare, and The Economy. The ALP has also regained a slight lead in managing Crime, with The Coalition no longer perceived as the party most capable in any area.
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2025 Ipsos Issues Monitors
2024 Ipsos Issues Monitors
2016 - 2023 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.
