This chart shows the demographic distribution of responses in our Community attitudes towards poverty and inequality survey to the idea that people can experience poverty “through no fault of their own.

• By age: Agreement with this statement differed by age, with people aged 68 and above agreeing most (86%) and people aged 18 to 30 agreeing least (75%).
• By gender: More women agreed with this statement (82%) than men (76%).
• By income: Differences in agreement by income quintile were small (78–81%).
• By income support payment: People in the lowest income quintile who were receiving carer payments (89%) or JobSeeker (88%) agreed most, and people receiving parenting payments agreed least (75%).
• By employment status: People who were not employed agreed most (84%) and people who worked full-time agreed least (77%).
• By income source: People who were receiving government income support payments agreed most (83%) and people with investment or other main income sources agreed least (75%).
• By housing tenure: Tenants in private rental properties agreed most (84%) and people who were not a homeowner or tenant (i.e., had ‘other’ housing arrangements) or who were a tenant in public or community housing agreed least (75%).
• By location: People from Tasmania agreed most (84%) compared with people from the five other states (77–80%).
• By voting preference: People who voted Greens agreed most (84%) and people who did not vote or voted Liberal/National in the last election agreed least (76%).
• By electorate: Differences in agreement by party affiliation of elected parliamentary representative were very small (79–80%).