One in 10 Australians say they have lost their job in the past week, new research has found, while nearly one in four have had their incomes cut as the real-world impacts of the global coronavirus outbreak hit households across the country.

Australians have become significantly more alarmed about COVID-19 in the past week with nearly two thirds now "extremely concerned" about it, up from 45 per cent last week according to a national survey by Newgate Research.

Economic impacts remain the greatest concern about coronavirus for Australians, with 81 per cent now either "extremely" or "quite" concerned about the impact on jobs and unemployment - a 15 per cent jump on the previous week.

But there was also rising concern Australia is behind other countries in its response, particularly on schools, where the federal government has resisted increasing calls from parents to shut schools down.