The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released the results of its national postal survey on whether the law should be changed to allow same-sex marriage. (
Press release;
full survey results). 61.6% of respondents voted "yes"; 38.4% voted "no". The press release expanded on the data:
All states and territories recorded a majority Yes response. Of the 150 Federal Electoral Divisions, 133 recorded a majority Yes response, and 17 Federal Electoral Divisions recorded a majority No response.
12,727,920 million people participated in the voluntary survey – representing 79.5 per cent of the more than 16 million eligible Australians.
CNN reports that celebrations broke out across Australia after the results were announced. (See
prior related posting.)
