Health, Medicare top of mind for voters

Voters ranked health and Medicare as the most important issues of the federal campaign, a post-election poll shows.

The future of Medicare was one of the top issues in voters' minds as they voted in the election. (AAP)

The future of Medicare and healthcare were the top issues in voters' minds as they cast their ballots in the federal election.

A pre-election poll of 1000 families by JWS Research shows 38 per cent of voters rated Medicare as an important issue, with hospitals and healthcare sitting at 39 per cent.

Jobs and employment followed, according to the survey results published by News Corp on Thursday.

Border protection policies ranked further down at 20 per cent.

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says the coalition is, in part, a victim of its own success on the issue.

It's stopped asylum-seeker boats, got children out of detention and has cancelled visas of bikies and others, he told Radio 2GB.

"Essentially the issue had gone off the radar," he said.