Voting Age Report

Voting Age Report

Did you know Australians can enrol to vote at age 16 but cannot actually vote until they are 18 years old?

Lowering the voting age went to the Australian Parliament in 2018 and 2021. The results of a Victorian poll in 2020 indicated that three in five young people wanted to vote.

To our knowledge, there has been no survey asking what Western Australian young people think.

That's why we launched our 'Voting Age' survey, to find out what their preference is.

The 'Voting Age' survey was developed to provide an opportunity for Australian children and young people to share and explain their opinions on changing the voting age and identify which political areas are of interest to them.

The CCYP 'Voting Age' survey was accessible to all Australian children and young people under the age of 24. The responses to the survey yielded invaluable insights into the experiences of children and young people from within WA and the rest of Australia. It is our hope that the information gathered from this survey will serve as a guiding resource for the development of legislation, and implementation of practices that support young people’s right to vote in Australia.