Research Shows Which Immigrant Groups Are Most Likely to Support One Nation

New research by Roy Morgan has revealed significant differences in support for One Nation among Australian electors depending on their country of birth.

Electors born in South Africa recorded the highest level of One Nation support at 36 percent, followed by those born in Italy at 30 percent and mainland Europe as a whole at 29 percent.

Among Australian-born electors, 25 percent supported One Nation, compared with 24 percent of New Zealand and 23 percent of those born in the United Kingdom.

The analysis also concluded strong support for One Nation among those born in Israel and Greece, though percentages were not specified.

At the other end of the spectrum, support fell into the single digits among electors born in mainland China, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, the United States, and Canada.

One Nation support was lowest among mainland China-born electors at 5 percent, followed by Nepal at 6 percent; Pakistan, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka at 7 percent; India at 8 percent; and the United States and Canada at 9 percent.

Support stood at 10 percent among Malaysia-born electors and 16 percent among those born in the Philippines.

British Australian Association President Harry Richardson told The Epoch Times the data showed similarities between Australian- and British-born electors in terms of culture and outlook.

However, Richardson offered another explanation for the similar levels of One Nation support among the two groups.

“It also may well have to do with the fact that they are facing the very similar problem of being demographically downgraded from majority to minority status,” he said.

“In a democracy, that means losing political control of the state apparatus of one’s homeland.”

Asian-Born Electors Favour Major Parties

The research found electors born in several Asian countries were more likely than the overall electorate to support Labor or the coalition.

Labor support was highest among Vietnam-born electors, followed by Nepal at 52 percent, Sri Lanka at 49 percent, and mainland China and Pakistan at 46 percent.

Among Indian-born electors, 43 percent were likely to vote Labor.

Mainland China-born voters tended to favour the Coalition, with support coming in at 34 percent.

Support for the Greens among Pakistan-born electors stood at 32 percent, more than twice the level recorded among any other major immigrant groups analysed.

“This is likely due to prominent Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi, the first Pakistan-born Australian elected to Federal Parliament,” Roy Morgan said.

Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine said voting trends of immigrants varied widely depending on where someone was born.

“During the first seven months of this year, around a quarter of all electors (24 percent) said they would support One Nation—almost identical to the result for Australian-born electors (25 percent),” she said.

“The different voting intentions of electors depending upon where they are born is an important element for political parties to consider as we approach key state elections in Victoria, New South Wales and a federal election due to be held by September 2028.”

Roy Morgan’s research was collated from surveying 26,418 Australians over the age of 18, conducted between January 2026 and July 2026.

Sample sizes for individual countries were smaller, ranging from 49 Nepal-born electors to 242 South Africa-born electors.