Survey was held towards the end of the 2019/2020 Australian bushfire season, with the intention of gathering data on how opinions were influenced by this particular bushfire season.
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Share of Australians who think specific environmental concerns are very serious 2020
Bushfires and droughts were the top environmental concerns for Australians in January 2020, with ** percent of survey respondents indicating that these environmental concerns were 'very serious'. Australians were least likely to nominate tropical cyclones as a very serious environmental issue, with soil salinity and erosion being the only other concern to be nominated by less than ** percent of the respondents.
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Australian National University. (February 18, 2020). Share of Australians who think specific environmental concerns are very serious in Australia in January 2020, by environmental issue [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1100110/australia-share-of-population-who-think-specific-environmental-issues-are-very-serious/
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Australian National University. "Share of Australians Who Think Specific Environmental Concerns Are Very Serious in Australia in January 2020, by Environmental Issue." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 18 Feb 2020, /statistics/1100110/australia-share-of-population-who-think-specific-environmental-issues-are-very-serious/
Australian National University, Share of Australians who think specific environmental concerns are very serious in Australia in January 2020, by environmental issue ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1100110/australia-share-of-population-who-think-specific-environmental-issues-are-very-serious/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Share of Australians who think specific environmental concerns are very serious in Australia in January 2020, by environmental issue [Graph], Australian National University, February 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1100110/australia-share-of-population-who-think-specific-environmental-issues-are-very-serious/