Main sources of news in Australia 2020 by generation

Published by
Christopher Hughes,
Apr 2, 2022
In a 2020 survey about the main source of news for Australians, 77 percent of millennial respondents said they used the internet as their main news source. By comparison, a quarter of pre-boomers said that free to air television was their main source.

Breakdown of main sources of news in Australia in 2020, by generation

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Release date

April 2020

Region

Australia

Survey time period

March 2019 to February 2020

Number of respondents

20,880 respondents

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

respondents were able to nominate more than one main source of news

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Source defines generations as:

Generation Z - born between 1991 and 2005

Millennials - born between 1976 and 1990

Generation X - born between 1961 and 1975

Baby boomers - born between 1946 and 1960

Pre boomers - born before 1946

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