High quality education opportunities

While younger Australians tend to place a higher value on the provision of 'high quality education opportunities' when asked to consider what makes somewhere a good place to live, the changing nature of how we learn and work determines that one’s ability access and participate in high quality education across all ages and employment sectors will only become more important to our personal social progress, collective economic security and overall wellbeing.

High quality education opportunities in City of Banyule

24% of residents selected ‘High quality education opportunities’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 11th most important liveability aspect for City of Banyule residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘High quality education opportunities’ in their local area 6.9 out of 10, on average, making it the 5th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2023, residents of City of Banyule placed greater importance on High quality education opportunities and reported better local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
City of Banyule
24%
6.9
Australia: 2023
19%
6.5
Victoria: 2023
19%
6.5
Metropolitan Australia: 2023
19%
6.7
Melbourne: 2023
18%
6.6

Local areas

Importance
Experience
City of Banyule
24%
6.9
Mid (n = 284)
22%
7.2
South (n = 256)
21%
7.3
North (n = 140)
25%
7.1
West (n = 132)
22%
5.7
North East (n = 183)
23%
7.1
East (n = 129)
29%
7.4
North West (n = 221)
30%
6.5

Gender

Importance
Experience
City of Banyule
24%
6.9
Male (n = 499)
21%
6.9
Female (n = 805)
26%
7.0
Other (n = 25)
25%
5.9

Age

Importance
Experience
City of Banyule
24%
6.9
18 - 34 (n = 147)
28%
6.6
35 - 59 (n = 632)
27%
6.9
60 + (n = 511)
16%
7.4

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