This chart shows the responses in our Community attitudes towards poverty and inequality survey 2023 to the idea that people can experience poverty “through no fault of their own.
- In 2025, 79% of people in Australia agreed that people can experience poverty “through no fault of their own.”
- In 2023, 81% of people in Australia agreed that people can experience poverty “through no fault of their own.”
Note that the wording used for these questions has been chosen as common in public discussion.


