The finding forms part of a broader picture of weakening social cohesion, greater awareness of local antisemitism and declining confidence in the response of local councils. The survey found that 52 per cent of respondents felt less confident about shared safety following the December 2025 attack. She said antisemitism should be understood as a warning of a wider threat to religious and social tolerance. The report, titled Antisemitism, Social Cohesion and Local Government, described the central message from its second annual wave of polling as “the benefit of the doubt is gone”. Australians aged between 55 and 64 were the most likely to perceive negative public attitudes towards Jews, at 38 per cent.