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whether the 2026 Australian Census should include gender and sexual orientation questions

Q. In the upcoming Census in 2026 which is closest to your view:

There should be questions on both gender and sexual orientation

42%

There should be no questions on gender or sexual orientation

25%

There should be questions on gender but not sexual orientation

23%

There should be questions on sexual orientation but not gender

10%

Sample

1,132 adults

Method

online opt-in

Where

Australia national

Source

Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 26 subgroup figures

Base: Base for this question: all participants (n=1,132)

Wording notes: no 'don't know' option offeredasked in the context of the Albanese government's reversal on including LGBTIQ+ questions in the 2026 Census

Response options as the pollster wrote them

• There should be questions on both gender and sexual orientation
• There should be no questions on gender or sexual orientation
• There should be questions on gender but not sexual orientation
• There should be questions on sexual orientation but not gender

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