Public attitudes towards extending opening hours for bottle shops in NSW are split along generational lines with the majority of young people supportive but over half of the wider community opposed.

An exclusive Fairfax Media/ReachTell poll reveals 51.1 per cent of people against a proposal to extend the sales time for takeaway alcohol in NSW from 10pm to 11pm, and to midnight for home delivery. Almost 36 per cent of respondents favoured a relaxation, while 13.1 per cent were undecided.

However, the poll of 1624 NSW residents shows age groups split on the issue.

Of those between 18 and 35, 51 per cent supported longer trading hours for bottle shops, while those who shared the same view in older age groups were in the minority.