Older Australians are especially supportive of restricting children’s social media access
% who __ restricting access to social media for children in Australia
Note: Those who did not answer are not shown.
Source: Survey of Australian adults conducted March 30-April 13, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Older Australians are especially supportive of restricting children’s social media access
% who __ restricting access to social media for children in Australia
| NET oppose | Strongly oppose | Somewhat oppose | Somewhat support | Strongly support | NET support | Grouping | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian adults | 18 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 51 | 82 | Total |
| Men | 21 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 46 | 79 | Gender |
| Women | 15 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 57 | 85 | Gender |
| Ages 18-29 | 26 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 38 | 73 | Age |
| 30-49 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 48 | 80 | Age |
| 50-64 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 52 | 85 | Age |
| 65+ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 68 | 89 | Age |
| Uses social media daily | 21 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 79 | Use |
| Uses social media less often | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 61 | 90 | Use |
| Does not use social media | 18 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 63 | 82 | Use |
| Parent of kid(s) <16 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 51 | 82 | Parent |
| Not a parent of kid(s) <16 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 52 | 82 | Parent |
| Supports the Labor party | 19 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 50 | 81 | Support |
| Does not support the Labor party | 14 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 56 | 86 | Support |
Note: Those who did not answer are not shown.
Source: Survey of Australian adults conducted March 30-April 13, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
