This chart shows the responses in our Community attitudes towards poverty and inequality survey to the phrase incomes at the top are too high.

• In 2025, 68% of people in Australia agreed that the incomes of those with the most are too high.
• In 2023, 63% of people in Australia agreed that the incomes of those with the most are too high and should be reduced.
  

Note: Question wording in 2023 survey was incomes at the top are too high and should be reduced and in the 2025 survey was incomes at the top are too high