University graduates lean yes but wealthy no vote areas show ‘nuance’ of voice attitudes

Voters line up to cast their vote on the voice at a polling centre in inner-Melbourne. Political strategist Kos Samaras said there were pockets around the country that don’t align with the idea that ‘income and education means yes’. Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Areas with a high-level of university graduates tended to vote yes in the Indigenous voice referendum – but wealthy pockets around Australia paint a more complex picture about what led populations to back the advisory body.

Guardian Australia’s analysis of polling data shows areas with a high proportion of university-educated graduates was one of the single biggest predictors of a yes vote, and a stronger predictor than median income level.