This chart shows the responses in our Community attitudes towards poverty and inequality survey to the concept of whether incomes at the bottom are too low.

• By age: People aged 51 to 67 agreed most (77%) and people aged 18 to 30 agreed least (71%).
• By gender: More women agreed with this statement (79%) than men (69%).
• By income: People in the lowest income quintile agreed most (79%) and people in the highest income quintile agreed least (68%).
• By income support payment: People in the lowest income quintile who were receiving JobSeeker agreed most (80%) and people receiving parenting payments agreed least (72%).
• By employment status: People who were not in the labour force agreed most with this statement (81%) and people who were employed full-time agreed least (70%).
• By income source: People who were self-employed agreed most (82%) and people receiving wages or with investment or other main income sources agreed least (72%).
• By housing tenure: Tenants in private housing agreed most (81%) and people who were not a homeowner or tenant (i.e., had ‘other’ housing arrangements) agreed least (69%).
• By location: People from Tasmania agreed most (79%) and people from Queensland agreed least (70%).
• By voting preference: People who voted Greens agreed most (83%) and people who voted Liberal/National agreed least (66%).
• By electorate: Agreement was typically consistent by party affiliation of elected parliamentary representative (72–75%)