Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?
Of the eligible Australians in Western Australia (WA) who expressed a view on this question, the majority indicated that the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry, with 801,575 (63.7%) responding Yes and 455,924 (36.3%) responding No. Nearly 8 out of 10 eligible Australians in WA (78.4%) expressed their view.
Response by Federal Electoral Divisions within Western Australia(a)
Federal Electoral Division
Yes
No
Total
no.
Yes %
no.
No %
no.
%
Brand
51,953
67.1
25,481
32.9
77,434
100
Burt
44,058
57.0
33,275
43.0
77,333
100
Canning
48,486
60.2
32,019
39.8
80,505
100
Cowan
44,388
58.8
31,075
41.2
75,463
100
Curtin
59,638
72.2
22,943
27.8
82,581
100
Durack
39,304
59.2
27,128
40.8
66,432
100
Forrest
51,612
63.8
29,285
36.2
80,897
100
Fremantle
57,541
70.1
24,559
29.9
82,100
100
Hasluck
47,880
62.4
28,836
37.6
76,716
100
Moore
56,690
68.0
26,690
32.0
83,380
100
O'Connor
43,554
56.2
33,987
43.8
77,541
100
Pearce
54,305
63.9
30,699
36.1
85,004
100
Perth
57,510
71.5
22,967
28.5
80,477
100
Stirling
47,225
61.1
30,060
38.9
77,285
100
Swan
49,093
64.7
26,830
35.3
75,923
100
Tangney
48,338
61.6
30,090
38.4
78,428
100
Western Australia (Total)
801,575
63.7
455,924
36.3
1,257,499
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.
Participation
1,260,687 (78.4%) eligible Australians in WA participated in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey.
Females were more likely to respond than males. In WA, 80.9% (651,036) of eligible females and 75.8% (594,054) of eligible males responded to the survey.
In WA, those aged 70 to 74 were the most likely to respond to the survey with 89.1% of eligible Australians in this age group participating. The participation rate was lowest in those aged 25 to 29 at 70.3%.
Participation by Federal Electoral Divisions within Western Australia(a)
Federal Electoral Division
Total responding(b)
Non-responding
Total
no.
Total responding(b) %
no.
Non-responding %
no.
%
Brand
77,628
76.0
24,466
24.0
102,094
100
Burt
77,502
76.2
24,197
23.8
101,699
100
Canning
80,719
78.5
22,157
21.5
102,876
100
Cowan
75,647
78.0
21,330
22.0
96,977
100
Curtin
82,759
84.0
15,706
16.0
98,465
100
Durack
66,626
67.9
31,428
32.1
98,054
100
Forrest
81,122
78.9
21,752
21.1
102,874
100
Fremantle
82,336
80.6
19,878
19.4
102,214
100
Hasluck
76,946
79.7
19,570
20.3
96,516
100
Moore
83,575
83.2
16,916
16.8
100,491
100
O'Connor
77,775
75.7
24,925
24.3
102,700
100
Pearce
85,213
76.3
26,401
23.7
111,614
100
Perth
80,654
80.5
19,479
19.5
100,133
100
Stirling
77,475
78.4
21,345
21.6
98,820
100
Swan
76,108
77.7
21,857
22.3
97,965
100
Tangney
78,602
84.0
14,926
16.0
93,528
100
Western Australia (Total)
1,260,687
78.4
346,333
21.6
1,607,020
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.
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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