A screenshot shows a snippet of the same-sex marriage survey results.

See the full results, including seat-by-seat breakdowns.

"Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?"

Australia has voted 'yes' to support changing the law to allow same-sex couples to marry.

Key results of the same-sex marriage postal survey:

62 per cent responded 'yes' to the same-sex marriage postal survey, a total of 7.82 million people.

38 per cent responded 'no', or 4.87 million people.

The total response rate to the survey was 79.5 per cent, meaning 12,727,920 people responded.

The ACT registered the highest support for SSM, with 74 per cent saying 'yes'.

New South Wales had the lowest support for SSM, with 58 per cent saying 'yes'.

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