Asian-Australians have the highest rates of self reported discrimination of all ethnic groups, with Middle Eastern-Australians second. They are most likely to experience discrimination at shops and restaurants, and places of work or education.
More than four in five (82%) of Asian-Australians have experienced any form of discrimination.
The highest proportion of Asian-Australian respondents reported experiencing discrimination at a shop or restaurant.
Slightly fewer Asian-Australians – 79% than the rest of the population – 82% – think Asian-Australians face discrimination.
A slightly higher proportion of Labor and Greens voters think Asian-Australians experience discrimination than Coalition voters.
The proportion of the population overall who think Asian-Australians experience discrimination - 81.6 per cent is very similar to the proportion of Asian-Australians who report experiencing discrimination - 81.9 per cent.
Slightly more Australians think indigenous Australians experience discrimination, and even more think African- Australians and Middle Eastern-Australians at 86 per cent and 87 per cent respectively.
Asian-Australians though are less likely to think that Asian-Australians experience discrimination -78.9 per cent - than the rest of the Australian population think Asian-Australians experience discrimination - 82 per cent. It should be noted though, that Asian-Australians are less likely to think all other groups in Australia (apart from Anglo-Australians) experience discrimination.
Support for the view that Asian-Australians experience discrimination is not an overly partisan issue. Labor and Greens voters were more likely to agree Asian-Australians experience discrimination, and the two voting groups agreed almost equally with Labor voters at 87.7 per cent and Greens voters at 88.2 per cent. While slightly Coalition voters agreed with the proposition, more than three quarters of them - 76 per cent - did agree Asian-Australians experienced discrimination.
There are many situations where more than 50 per cent of those Asian-Australians surveyed report experiencing discrimination.
The highest number - 71 per cent - 71 per cent experienced discrimination at a shop or restaurant. Almost equal numbers, around 65 per cent - report discrimination in the workplace or in education (school, TAFE or university).
Almost 60 per cent report experiencing discrimination at a sporting or public event, or when dealing with government departments or services.