Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?
Of the eligible Australians in Tasmania who expressed a view on this question, the majority indicated that the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry, with 191,948 (63.6%) responding
Yes and 109,655 (36.4%) responding No. Nearly 8 out of 10 eligible Australians in Tasmania (79.7%) expressed their view.
Response by Federal Electoral Divisions within Tasmania(a)
Federal Electoral Division
Yes
No
Total
no.
Yes %
no.
No %
no.
%
Bass
36,249
61.7
22,510
38.3
58,759
100
Braddon
30,054
54.0
25,573
46.0
55,627
100
Denison
45,005
73.8
15,992
26.2
60,997
100
Franklin
44,746
68.8
20,322
31.2
65,068
100
Lyons
35,894
58.7
25,258
41.3
61,152
100
Tasmania (Total)
191,948
63.6
109,655
36.4
301,603
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
302,408 (79.7%) eligible Australians in Tasmania participated in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey.
Females were more likely to respond than males. In Tasmania, 81.7% (159,487) of eligible females and 77.5% (141,006) of eligible males responded to the survey.
In Tasmania, those aged 70 to 79 were the most likely to respond to the survey with 89.8% of eligible Australians in this age group participating. The participation rate was lowest in those aged 25 to 29 at 68.7%.
Participation by Federal Electoral Divisions within Tasmania(a)
Federal Electoral Division
Total responding(b)
Non-responding
Total
no.
Total responding(b) %
no.
Non-responding %
no.
%
Bass
58,904
79.2
15,487
20.8
74,391
100
Braddon
55,781
76.0
17,632
24.0
73,413
100
Denison
61,164
82.4
13,092
17.6
74,256
100
Franklin
65,231
82.7
13,605
17.3
78,836
100
Lyons
61,328
78.1
17,204
21.9
78,532
100
Tasmania (Total)
302,408
79.7
77,020
20.3
379,428
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.