Social media usage as primary news source in Australia 2017 by generation

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Christopher Hughes,
Jan 3, 2023
This statistic displays the share of social media usage as primary news source in Australia in 2017, by generation. During the survey period, around 25 percent of trailing millennials aged between 14 and 27 years reported to use social media as a primary source of news. In total, 14 percent of all respondents that were 14 years or older reported to use social media as primary source for news.

Share of social media usage as primary source for news in Australia in 2017, by generation

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Release date

August 2017

Region

Australia

Survey time period

March 2017

Number of respondents

2,000+

Age group

14 years and older

Supplementary notes

The question was phrased by the source as follows: 'Which of the following is your most frequently used mechanism to get news?'.

All mentioned social media mechanisms are gathered and included in the data.

Age groups are defined as follows:

  • - Trailing Millenials: 14-27 years
  • - Leading Millenials: 28-33 years
  • - Xers: 34-50 years
  • - Boomers: 51-69 years
  • - Matures: 70 years and older

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