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The Australian way of life

Around 5.5% of Australia's population identifies as having Chinese ancestry. We surveyed these communities to understand their perspectives on life in Australia.

Key Finding
92%
say Australia is a good or very good place to live

The overwhelming majority of Chinese-Australians continue to see Australia as a good or very good place to live.

QUESTION  Overall, how would you rate Australia as a place to live?

  • Very good
  • Good
  • Average
  • Poor
  1. 100%
  2. 80%
  3. 60%
  4. 40%
  5. 20%
  6. 0%
  7. 20%
  8. 40%
  9. 60%
  10. 80%
  11. 100%
2020
20
32
45
2021
15
41
42
2022
7
41
51

Three-quarters of Chinese-Australians report pride in Australian life and culture in 2022.

QUESTION  To what extent do you take pride in the Australian way of life and culture?

  • To a great extent
  • To a moderate extent
  • Only slightly
  • Not at all
  • Not sure / Prefer not to say
  1. 100%
  2. 80%
  3. 60%
  4. 40%
  5. 20%
  6. 0%
  7. 20%
  8. 40%
  9. 60%
  10. 80%
  11. 100%
Australian population
2020
11
42
46
2021
12
45
42
2022
14
46
37
Chinese-Australians
2020
13
39
45
2021
25
49
22
2022
23
47
27

Data for the broader Australian population is from the Scanlon Foundation Mapping Social Cohesion 2022 report.

Survey data over the last three years show that increasing numbers of Chinese-Australians see democracy as preferable to any other kind of government.

QUESTION  Please indicate which one of the three statements comes closest to your own personal views about democracy.

  • Democracy is preferable to any other kind of government
  • For someone like me, it doesn’t matter what kind of government we have
  • In some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable
  • Not sure
  1. 0%
  2. 20%
  3. 40%
  4. 60%
  5. 80%
  6. 100%
2020
36
22
41
2021
34
21
45
2022
48
15
36
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