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Consumer Sentiment Tracker

Live insights on the wealth, happiness and economic outlook of everyday Australians.

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Finder's Consumer Sentiment Tracker is a live, nationally representative study of the Australian public. Developed by Finder and conducted by Qualtrics, a SAP company, it continuously monitors consumer sentiment in Australia. The survey, which has so far polled over 66,000 Australians, expands monthly by 1,000 participants. Selection criteria include age, location, gender, and income, ensuring a demographic cross-section that mirrors Australia's population. Topics covered are wealth, happiness, financial sentiment, and environmental awareness.

This data represents a brief overview of notable insights but is just a fraction of the survey's comprehensive scope. Journalists and researchers interested in more detailed information can contact us using the details provided at the end of this page.

Wealth 💰

The wealth section examines the personal and household income, savings, job security, financial stress, property ownership and private/public school attendance of the average Australian family.

Jump to: happiness | economic confidence | environment


Happiness 🙂

One of the simplest questions in our survey — "Would you say you are happy right now?" — produced some of the most interesting insights. In this section, we break down happiness by generation, age, state, employment status, relationship status, residence and income, among others.

Jump to: wealth | economic confidence | environment


Economic Confidence 🌏

This section analyses the Australian consumer's confidence in the housing market and the economy in general.

Jump to: wealth | happiness | environment

Environment 🌱

This section examines Australians' attitudes to conservation and the environment.

Link to: wealth | happiness | economic confidence

Data source: Finder, ABS

For further information or insights, including media enquiries, please contact us.

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Head of consumer research

Graham Cooke is the head of consumer research at Finder. He’s a seasoned analyst and data journalist, who has been covering personal finance, the economy, technology and travel at for eight years. He had taken part in over 500 live TV interviews and appears regularly on ABC News and Radio, 7 and 9 News, Sunrise, Today, Studio 10 and others. Graham is also a contributing author at Money Magazine and Yahoo Finance. See full bio

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Graham has written 55 Finder guides across topics including:
  • Home loans and the housing market
  • Credit cards
  • Personal finance
  • Finder's RBA Cash Rate Survey
  • Finder Awards
  • Economics
  • FMCG
  • Travel
  • Finder's Consumer Sentiment Tracker
  • Consumer Research
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