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Climate change in Australia in 2025

The section reports on your residents’ most pressing local area concerns, and how your residents’ views regarding climate change, across and within your LGA. 

Australia Belief in Climate Change
Regional Australia
87%
Metropolitan Australia
92%
Collected May 2025

In Australia, 89% of residents believe climate change is happening. 43% believe climate change is caused entirely or mostly by human activities. A further 9% of residents believe climate change is caused entirely or mostly by natural causes.

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Australia 2025
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by human activities
43%
It's happening - caused equally by human activities and natural causes
32%
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by natural causes
9%
It's happening - not sure what is causing it
6%
I do not believe climate change is happening
11%
Australia
2024
46%
30%
9%
15%
2025
43%
32%
11%
15%

Impacts of climate change in your local area

Among those that believe in climate change, 49% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 36% expected their local area to feel the effects within their lifetime. Of those, 5% were very confident that their local area would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 35% somewhat confident. 54% were not confident.

Please select the extent to which climate change is impacting or will impact your local area in your lifetime?
How confident are you that your local area will be able to adapt to the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Australia 2025
My local area is feeling the effects of climate change
49%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect it will in my lifetime
36%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
15%
Australia
2024
45%
40%
15%
2025
49%
36%
15%
Australia 2025
Very confident
5%
Somewhat confident
35%
Not very confident
39%
Not at all confident
15%
Don't know
6%
Australia
2024
39%
38%
13%
11%
2025
39%
35%
15%
11%

Among the group of residents that felt their local area is currently feeling, or will feel, the effects of climate change in their lifetime, the top local area climate-related events were: Extreme heat (74%), Storms (53%) and Bushfires (50%). The top actions residents felt should be taken to address the effects of climate change in their local area were: Protect and enhance local biodiversity (60%), Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (53%) and Reduce pollution of the environment (51%).

How is your local area currently, or how do you expect it will, feel the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
What do you feel are the best ways to address the effects of climate change in your local area?
Australia 2025
Extreme heat
74%
Storms
53%
Bushfires
50%
Flooding
48%
Severe wind
44%
Droughts
42%
Cyclones
24%
Sea level rise
24%
Extremely cold temperatures
16%
Landslide
7%
Earthquakes
5%
Other
5%
None of these
1%
Australia
Australia 2025
Protect and enhance local biodiversity
60%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
53%
Reduce pollution of the environment
51%
Conserve natural resources
48%
Adopt renewable energy sources
48%
Provide options for recycling waste
47%
More sustainable building and development practices
44%
More sustainable transport options
41%
Create renewable energy sources
38%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area
36%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
35%
Encourage residents to buy locally
30%
Other
6%
None of these
2%
Australia

Impacts of climate change on residents

Among those that believe in climate change, 47% indicated that they themselves are currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 37% expected to within their lifetime. Of those, 8% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 52% somewhat confident. 36% were not confident.

Please select the extent to which climate change is impacting or will impact you personally in your lifetime?
How confident are you that you personally will be able to adapt to the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Australia 2025
I am feeling the effects of climate change
47%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
37%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
16%
Australia 2025
Very confident
8%
Somewhat confident
52%
Not very confident
30%
Not at all confident
6%
Don't know
4%

Among the group of residents that felt they are currently feeling, or will feel, the effects of climate change in their lifetime, the top personal impacts were: Increased household running costs (77%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (61%) and My ability to leave my home due to weather (46%). 49% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 22% feel it will reduce their quality of life a lot.

How are you currently, or how do you expect to, personally feel the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Which of the following best represents how you believe the effects of climate change will affect your quality of life?
Australia 2025
Increased household running costs
77%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
61%
My ability to leave my home due to weather
46%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability
40%
Challenges getting around
36%
Reduction in air quality
36%
My ability to access nature due to weather
32%
Loss or damage to your home/property
29%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability
29%
Challenges accessing essential services
28%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
26%
Reduced value to your home/property
15%
None of these
2%
Other
3%
Australia 2025
It will improve a lot
2%
It will improve somewhat
7%
It will not change
14%
It will reduce somewhat
49%
It will reduce a lot
22%
Don't know
6%