Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?
Of the eligible Australians in South Australia (SA) who expressed a view on this question, the majority indicated that the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry, with 592,528 (62.5%) responding Yes and 356,247 (37.5%) responding No. Nearly 8 out of 10 eligible Australians in SA (79.7%) expressed their view.
Response by Federal Electoral Divisions within South Australia(a)
Federal Electoral Division
Yes
No
Total
no.
Yes %
no.
No %
no.
%
Adelaide
62,769
70.1
26,771
29.9
89,540
100
Barker
42,498
52.3
38,827
47.7
81,325
100
Boothby
62,139
68.5
28,556
31.5
90,695
100
Grey
40,811
53.3
35,750
46.7
76,561
100
Hindmarsh
57,947
63.3
33,613
36.7
91,560
100
Kingston
58,863
68.1
27,567
31.9
86,430
100
Makin
51,547
60.4
33,743
39.6
85,290
100
Mayo
57,361
64.7
31,247
35.3
88,608
100
Port Adelaide
53,649
61.3
33,869
38.7
87,518
100
Sturt
52,308
61.6
32,655
38.4
84,963
100
Wakefield
52,636
61.0
33,649
39.0
86,285
100
South Australia (Total)
592,528
62.5
356,247
37.5
948,775
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
951,553 (79.7%) eligible Australians in SA participated in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey.
Females were more likely to respond than males. In SA, 82.0% (497,538) of eligible females and 77.3% (443,903) of eligible males responded to the survey.
In SA those aged 70 to 74 were the most likely to respond to the survey, with 90.4% of eligible Australians in this age group participating. The participation rate was lowest in those aged 25 to 29 at 71.2%.
Participation by Federal Electoral Divisions within South Australia(a)
Federal Electoral Division
Total responding(b)
Non-responding
Total
no.
Total responding(b) %
no.
Non-responding %
no.
%
Adelaide
89,757
81.4
20,477
18.6
110,234
100
Barker
81,568
77.0
24,297
23.0
105,865
100
Boothby
90,929
84.3
16,919
15.7
107,848
100
Grey
76,821
75.2
25,327
24.8
102,148
100
Hindmarsh
91,833
81.7
20,548
18.3
112,381
100
Kingston
86,682
80.7
20,764
19.3
107,446
100
Makin
85,532
79.5
21,991
20.5
107,523
100
Mayo
88,869
83.8
17,239
16.2
106,108
100
Port Adelaide
87,794
76.3
27,253
23.7
115,047
100
Sturt
85,215
81.4
19,410
18.6
104,625
100
Wakefield
86,553
75.7
27,802
24.3
114,355
100
South Australia (Total)
951,553
79.7
242,027
20.3
1,193,580
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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