The socio-political perspective of perceived climate change risk is an understudied area of research. This study investigates the correlation between urbanisation, climate change and the political views of the public. The study elicited the perceptions of South East Queensland's (Australia) peri-urban dwellers through an online survey (n = 659). The perceptions are assessed through the respondents' political preference against their views on the association between climate change risks and rapid urban growth. The study findings revealed: (a) There is little to no relationship between political affiliation and climate risk perception; (b) The more politically left-wing inclined a person is, a slightly higher climate risk perception they will possess than those of the right-wing proponents; (c) Peri-urbanisation triggered climate risk is not discernibly perceived, and; (d) Adopting mitigation measures and simultaneously allowing flexibility to urban growth is the most preferred form of urban growth policy of the respondents. These findings imply that climate risk perception for the Australian context is common irrespective of political standings and are therefore significant to reach a political consensus on climate risk mitigation and adaptation policies.

感知气候变化风险的社会政治观点是一个研究不足的领域。本研究调查了城市化、气候变化和公众政治观点之间的相关性。该研究通过在线调查（n = 659）。这些看法是通过受访者对气候变化风险与快速城市增长之间关联的看法的政治偏好来评估的。研究结果显示： (a) 政治派别与气候风险认知之间几乎没有关系；(b) 一个人在政治上越是左翼倾向，与右翼支持者相比，他们对气候风险的认知会略高；(c) 周边城市化引发的气候风险没有被明显察觉，并且；(d) 采取缓解措施并同时允许城市增长具有灵活性是受访者最喜欢的城市增长政策形式。