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Adelaide in Australia

Adelaide is made up of Adelaide Hills (DC), Onkaparinga (C), Campbelltown (C) (SA), Tea Tree Gully (C), Mount Barker (DC), Adelaide (C), Holdfast Bay (C), Playford (C), Norwood Payneham St Peters (C), Mitcham (C), Charles Sturt (C), Salisbury (C), Marion (C), Prospect (C), Port Adelaide Enfield (C), West Torrens (C), Burnside (C), Unley (C), Gawler (T), Walkerville (M), Adelaide Plains (DC), and Murray Bridge (RC).

Living in Adelaide in May 2025

Adelaide Overall Liveability Index
Australia
59.5
Central NSW
59.0
Central QLD
57.2
Central VIC
60.8
Darwin
52.6
Eastern VIC
58.0
Far North Queensland
52.9
Hobart
58.1
Melbourne
60.6
Northern NSW
55.7
Perth
62.9
Regional NT
50.6
Regional SA
59.4
Regional Tas
58.8
Regional WA
61.0
Rest of QLD
66.5
South East Queensland
59.2
Southern NSW
59.1
Sydney
64.1
The ACT
64.2
Western VIC
60.9
Collected May 2025

Use the values and experiences matrix to understand the relationship between what your residents believe makes somewhere a good place to live and how they experience their local area in that regard. The matrix highlights the attributes that your community believe needs to maintained and improved to advance overall liveability.

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences    Greater Importance & Better Experiences    Less important attributes

Adelaide Overall Liveability Index

Adelaide Overall Liveability Index 62.9

Australia Overall Liveability Index

Australia Overall Liveability Index 59.5

Adelaide
Australia
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
67%
7.0
65%
6.2
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
58%
4.6
56%
4.5
Health services
Importance
Experience
52%
6.5
48%
6.1
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
46%
7.8
50%
7.6
Public transport
Importance
Experience
43%
6.4
40%
5.2
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
34%
6.6
26%
6.3
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
30%
5.4
29%
5.4
Making your way
Importance
Experience
30%
6.2
30%
6.0
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
25%
5.9
19%
5.9
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
24%
5.7
29%
6.2
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
24%
6.6
15%
5.8
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
19%
6.0
16%
5.6
Education
Importance
Experience
17%
6.9
20%
6.3
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
14%
5.2
21%
5.3
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
12%
6.9
26%
6.1
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
6%
7.3
9%
6.9
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Health and Wellbeing in Adelaide in May 2025

Physical Health
How would you rate your physical health?
Do you think your physical health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Adelaide 2025 (n = 207)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
Australia (n = 4907)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
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Adelaide 2025 (n = 207)
16%
50%
34%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia (n = 4907)
15%
56%
30%
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Stay the same
Get better
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Mental Health
How would you rate your mental health?
Do you think your mental health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Adelaide 2025 (n = 207)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Australia (n = 4907)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
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Adelaide 2025 (n = 207)
11%
63%
26%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia (n = 4907)
12%
64%
24%
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Stay the same
Get better
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Social wellbeing
How would you rate your social wellbeing?
Do you think your social wellbeing will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Adelaide 2025 (n = 207)
6.4
Very poor
Excellent
Australia (n = 4907)
6.5
Very poor
Excellent
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Adelaide 2025 (n = 207)
9%
66%
25%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia (n = 4907)
11%
67%
22%
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Get better
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Financial circumstances in Adelaide in May 2025

How would you rate your personal financial circumstances?
Do you think your personal financial circumstance will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Adelaide 2025 (n = 207)
5.5
Very poor
Excellent
Australia (n = 4907)
5.7
Very poor
Excellent
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Significantly lower
Adelaide 2025 (n = 207)
30%
48%
22%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia (n = 4907)
27%
47%
26%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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How often, if ever, are you late meeting your financial commitments?
Do you think the economic situation in your local area will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Adelaide 2025 (n = 197)
Australia (n = 4683)
Always late
2%
2%
Often late
7%
6%
Sometimes late
32%
30%
Never late
58%
63%
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Adelaide 2025 (n = 207)
37%
50%
13%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia (n = 4907)
42%
48%
11%
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Stay the same
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Impacts of climate change in Adelaide in May 2025

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Adelaide 2025 (n = 207)
Australia (n = 4907)
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by human activities
54%
43%
It's happening - caused equally by human activities and natural causes
25%
32%
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by natural causes
8%
9%
It's happening - not sure what is causing it
7%
6%
I do not believe climate change is happening
6%
11%
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Among those that believe in climate change, 50% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 38% expected their local area to feel the effects within their lifetime. Of those, 4% were very confident that their local area would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 32% somewhat confident. 58% 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?
Adelaide 2025 (n = 192)
Australia (n = 4304)
My local area is feeling the effects of climate change
50%
49%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect it will in my lifetime
38%
36%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
11%
15%
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Adelaide 2025 (n = 167)
Australia (n = 3585)
Very confident
4%
5%
Somewhat confident
32%
35%
Not very confident
45%
39%
Not at all confident
14%
15%
Don't know
5%
6%
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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 (86%), Droughts (56%) and Bushfires (49%). 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 (66%), Conserve natural resources (59%) and Adopt renewable energy sources (56%).

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?
Adelaide 2025 (n = 157)
Australia (n = 3490)
Extreme heat
86%
74%
Droughts
56%
42%
Bushfires
49%
50%
Severe wind
43%
44%
Storms
33%
53%
Sea level rise
19%
24%
Extremely cold temperatures
16%
16%
Flooding
11%
48%
Cyclones
3%
24%
Earthquakes
2%
5%
Landslide
1%
7%
Other
7%
5%
None of these
0%
1%
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Adelaide 2025 (n = 167)
Australia (n = 3585)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity
66%
60%
Conserve natural resources
59%
48%
Adopt renewable energy sources
56%
48%
Provide options for recycling waste
52%
47%
Reduce pollution of the environment
51%
51%
More sustainable transport options
50%
41%
More sustainable building and development practices
48%
44%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
47%
53%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
43%
35%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area
40%
36%
Create renewable energy sources
38%
38%
Encourage residents to buy locally
35%
30%
Other
3%
6%
None of these
1%
2%
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Impacts of climate change on residents

Among those that believe in climate change, 56% indicated that they themselves are currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 33% expected to within their lifetime. Of those, 5% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 56% 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?
Adelaide 2025 (n = 192)
Australia (n = 4304)
I am feeling the effects of climate change
56%
47%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
33%
37%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
11%
16%
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Adelaide 2025 (n = 163)
Australia (n = 3506)
Very confident
5%
8%
Somewhat confident
56%
52%
Not very confident
32%
30%
Not at all confident
4%
6%
Don't know
3%
4%
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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 (84%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (63%) and My ability to leave my home due to weather (49%). 45% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 26% 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?
Adelaide 2025 (n = 163)
Australia (n = 3506)
Increased household running costs
84%
77%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
63%
61%
My ability to leave my home due to weather
49%
46%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability
38%
40%
Reduction in air quality
31%
36%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
28%
26%
My ability to access nature due to weather
28%
32%
Challenges getting around
26%
36%
Challenges accessing essential services
24%
28%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability
22%
29%
Loss or damage to your home/property
16%
29%
Reduced value to your home/property
14%
15%
None of these
0%
2%
Other
4%
3%
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Adelaide 2025 (n = 163)
Australia (n = 3506)
It will improve a lot
1%
2%
It will improve somewhat
9%
7%
It will not change
12%
14%
It will reduce somewhat
45%
49%
It will reduce a lot
26%
22%
Don't know
7%
6%
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Concerns in Adelaide in May 2025

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Adelaide 2025 (n = 207)
Australia (n = 4907)
Housing/Price of Housing
60%
50%
Inflation/Cost of Living
53%
54%
Transport
26%
20%
Law & order
22%
36%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
20%
13%
Healthcare/Hospitals
19%
20%
Environmental Concerns
15%
10%
Population/Overpopulation
14%
13%
The Economy
12%
12%
Poverty/Inequality
11%
11%
Immigration
11%
7%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
9%
12%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
9%
15%
Taxation
6%
6%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
5%
4%
Race Relations/Racism
4%
5%
Unemployment
4%
9%
Education
2%
3%
Defence
0%
1%
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Residential Development and Local Area Decision-Making in Adelaide in May 2025

What concerns do you have with residential development (building more homes to accommodate more people) in your local area?
Adelaide 2025 (n = 207)
Australia (n = 4907)
Increased traffic and congestion
45%
46%
Lack of affordable housing
42%
38%
Rising housing costs
40%
35%
Strain on infrastructure and public services
40%
42%
Loss of green space or natural areas
37%
28%
Environmental impact
19%
20%
Overcrowding
19%
18%
Changes to neighbourhood character
19%
21%
Noise or disruption during construction
7%
10%
Other
7%
5%
None/not applicable to my area
3%
5%
Don't know
0%
1%
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What other concerns do you have with residential development in your local area?

What do you see as the potential benefits of residential development (building more homes to accommodate more people) in your local area?
Adelaide 2025 (n = 207)
Australia (n = 4906)
Increased housing availability
43%
49%
Support for local businesses and services
42%
42%
More affordable housing options
40%
37%
Revitalisation of underused or vacant areas
21%
20%
Attraction of new residents and economic growth
21%
23%
Enhanced public transport options
17%
13%
Improved infrastructure and amenities (e.g. roads, parks)
15%
18%
Opportunity for more sustainable, energy-efficient housing
15%
15%
Greater diversity in housing types
12%
10%
Other
5%
4%
None/not applicable to my area
15%
13%
Don’t know
3%
3%
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What do you see as the other potential benefits of residential development in your local area?

To what extent do you feel your community’s views are considered in local area decision-making?
Adelaide 2025 (n = 207)
Australia (n = 4907)
Very well considered
1%
4%
Somewhat well considered
35%
27%
Not well considered
34%
34%
Not considered at all
24%
27%
Don't know
6%
9%
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