Australia Day hasn't always been celebrated on January 26, according to Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director of the Australia Institute.
The Australia Institute conducted a poll of 1417 people about their attitude to Australia Day.
Deputy Director of the Australia Institute, Ebony Bennett, has told SBS that most Australians want to celebrate a national day, but don't mind what date it's on.
January 26 marks the date the First Fleet landed in Sydney Cove in 1788 and the beginning of British colonisation in Australia.
As Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt has explained, some believe the date celebrates what he calls the "British invasion that ended 60,000 years of unimpeded enjoyment of this continent".
Ms Bennett says most people don't know that the current date hasn't always been the official Australia day date.
"More than three quarters of Australian's incorrectly said that Australia Day has always been held on the 26th of January. When in reality it's only since 1994 that we've always celebrated on January 26, instead of the closest Monday, for example."
Ken Wyatt says the date of Australia Day should change, but only when the country finally breaks ties with the British monarchy and becomes a republic.
He has told the ABC there will be momentum at the end of the Queen's reign.
But speaking on the ABC, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Minister, Alan Tudge, insists there is no need to change the date.
