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Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?
Of the eligible Australians in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) who expressed a view on this question, the majority indicated that the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry, with 175,459 (74.0%) responding Yes and 61,520 (26.0%) responding No. More than 8 out of 10 eligible Australians in the ACT (82.4%) expressed their view.
Response by Federal Electoral Divisions within the Australian Capital Territory(a)
Federal Electoral Division
Yes
No
Total
no.
Yes %
no.
No %
no.
%
Canberra(b)
89,590
74.1
31,361
25.9
120,951
100
Fenner(c)
85,869
74.0
30,159
26.0
116,028
100
Australian Capital Territory (Total)
175,459
74.0
61,520
26.0
236,979
100
Australia (Total)
7,817,247
61.6
4,873,987
38.4
12,691,234
100
(a) The Federal Electoral Division boundaries are current as at 24 August 2017.
(b) Includes Norfolk Island.
(c) Includes Jervis Bay.
Participation
237,513 (82.4%) eligible Australians in the ACT participated in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey.
Females were more likely to respond than males. In the ACT, 84.6% (123,738) of eligible females and 80.1% (110,992) of eligible males responded to the survey.
In the ACT, those aged 70 to 74 were the most likely to respond to the survey with 90.9% of eligible Australians in this age group participating. The participation rate was lowest in those aged 20 to 24 at 77.5%.
Participation by Federal Electoral Divisions within the Australian Capital Territory(a)
Federal Electoral Division
Total responding(b)
Non-responding
Total
no.
Total responding(b) %
no.
Non-responding %
no.
%
Canberra(c)
121,232
83.2
24,399
16.8
145,631
100
Fenner(d)
116,281
81.6
26,196
18.4
142,477
100
Australian Capital Territory (Total)
237,513
82.4
50,595
17.6
288,108
100
Australia (Total)
12,727,920
79.5
3,278,260
20.5
16,006,180
100
(a) The Federal Electoral Division boundaries are current as at 24 August 2017.
(b) Includes response not clear and blank responses.
(c) Includes Norfolk Island.
(d) Includes Jervis Bay.
For more detailed information on response and participation, download the results spreadsheets from the Downloads.
To find out more about the characteristics of New South Wales electoral divisions see Quickstats.
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