The top half of the infographic is presented as two pie charts, one for Yes, and one for No. They provide an overall summary of the response data from the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey at the national level. The survey question asked “Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?” Of the eligible Australians who expressed a view on this question, 61.6% responded Yes and 38.4% responded No. The bottom half of the infographic is a horizontal bar graph which presents the response data at the state and territory level. New South Wales had 2,374,362 eligible electors who expressed a view (57.8%) respond Yes and 1,736,838 (42.2%) respond No. Victoria had 2,145,629 eligible electors who expressed a view (64.9%) respond Yes and 1,161,098 (35.1%) respond No. Queensland had 1,487,060 eligible electors who expressed a view (60.7%) respond Yes and 961,015 (39.3%) respond No. South Australia had 592,528 eligible electors who expressed a view (62.5%) respond Yes and 356,247 (37.5%) respond No. Western Australia had 801,575 eligible electors who expressed a view (63.7%) respond Yes and 455,924 (36.3%) respond No. Tasmania had 191,948 eligible electors who expressed a view (63.6%) respond Yes and 109,655 (36.4%) respond No. Northern Territory had 48,686 eligible electors who expressed a view (60.6%) respond Yes and 31,690 (39.4%) respond No. Australian Capital Territory had 175,459 eligible electors who expressed a view (74.0%) respond Yes and 61,520 (26.0%) respond No.
| State/Territory | Yes | No | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no. | % | no. | % | no. | % | |
| New South Wales | 2,374,362 | 57.8 | 1,736,838 | 42.2 | 4,111,200 | 100 |
| Victoria | 2,145,629 | 64.9 | 1,161,098 | 35.1 | 3,306,727 | 100 |
| Queensland | 1,487,060 | 60.7 | 961,015 | 39.3 | 2,448,075 | 100 |
| South Australia | 592,528 | 62.5 | 356,247 | 37.5 | 948,775 | 100 |
| Western Australia | 801,575 | 63.7 | 455,924 | 36.3 | 1,257,499 | 100 |
| Tasmania | 191,948 | 63.6 | 109,655 | 36.4 | 301,603 | 100 |
| Northern Territory(a) | 48,686 | 60.6 | 31,690 | 39.4 | 80,376 | 100 |
| Australian Capital Territory(b) | 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) Includes Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (within the Division of Lingiari). | ||||||
| (b) Includes Jervis Bay (within the Division of Fenner) and Norfolk Island (within the Division of Canberra). | ||||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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