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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

Adelaide Overall Liveability Index
Adelaide 2023
71.6
Australia
63.4
Central NSW
60.5
Central QLD
59.5
Central VIC
67.5
Darwin
58.5
Eastern VIC
63.9
Far North Queensland
60.3
Hobart
58.5
Melbourne
65.5
Northern NSW
58.8
Perth
67.4
Regional NT
53.0
Regional SA
67.7
Regional Tas
60.2
Regional WA
61.7
Rest of QLD
68.7
South East Queensland
63.7
Southern NSW
61.9
Sydney
65.9
The ACT
65.6
Western VIC
66.4
Collected May 2024

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.

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Adelaide Overall Liveability Index

Australia Overall Liveability Index

Adelaide
Australia
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
56%
7.3
63%
6.8
Natural environment
52%
8.0
53%
7.9
Affordable decent housing
52%
5.4
52%
4.7
Health services
47%
6.9
45%
6.5
Public transport
44%
6.5
40%
5.6
Shopping, leisure & dining
32%
7.2
28%
6.5
Making your way
30%
6.8
32%
6.4
Good job prospects
29%
6.0
29%
5.9
Sense of community
28%
6.5
31%
6.5
Social cohesion
27%
6.7
26%
6.7
Cultural facilities
23%
6.9
16%
6.2
Education
21%
7.1
18%
6.7
A lack of road congestion
19%
5.7
22%
5.6
Opportunity for all
16%
6.5
18%
6.3
A prosperous economy
14%
6.5
15%
6.2
Sports and recreation
11%
7.3
11%
7.2
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Significantly lower

Health and Wellbeing in Adelaide

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 (n = 207)
6.6
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Adelaide (n = 207)
15%
60%
25%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
12%
58%
30%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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 (n = 207)
7.5
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Adelaide (n = 207)
8%
69%
24%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
10%
65%
25%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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 (n = 207)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Adelaide (n = 207)
7%
71%
21%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
9%
68%
23%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Financial circumstances in Adelaide

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 (n = 207)
6.1
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
6.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Adelaide (n = 207)
26%
52%
22%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
21%
51%
28%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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 (n = 207)
Australia 2024 (n = 4831)
Always late
2%
2%
Often late
6%
5%
Sometimes late
26%
27%
Never late
66%
66%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Adelaide (n = 207)
27%
60%
13%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
35%
52%
13%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Impacts of climate change in Adelaide

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Adelaide (n = 207)
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by human activities
51%
46%
It's happening - caused equally by human activities and natural causes
23%
30%
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by natural causes
7%
9%
It's happening - not sure what is causing it
6%
6%
I do not believe climate change is happening
12%
9%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Among those that believe in climate change, 48% 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, 7% were very confident that their local area would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 42% somewhat confident. 49% 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 (n = 207)
Australia 2024 (n = 4511)
My local area is feeling the effects of climate change
48%
45%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect it will in my lifetime
36%
40%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
17%
15%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Adelaide (n = 207)
Australia 2024 (n = 3806)
Very confident
7%
6%
Somewhat confident
42%
38%
Not very confident
41%
39%
Not at all confident
8%
13%
Don't know
2%
4%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

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 (80%), Bushfires (53%) and Storms (48%). 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 (71%), Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (65%) and Reduce pollution of the environment (62%).

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 (n = 207)
Australia 2024 (n = 3660)
Extreme heat
80%
75%
Bushfires
53%
51%
Storms
48%
57%
Droughts
47%
42%
Severe wind
37%
43%
Flooding
27%
55%
Sea level rise
22%
23%
Extremely cold temperatures
14%
18%
Earthquakes
3%
5%
Other
2%
3%
Cyclones
1%
12%
Landslide
1%
6%
None of these
1%
0%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Adelaide (n = 207)
Australia 2024 (n = 3806)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity
71%
64%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
65%
58%
Reduce pollution of the environment
62%
58%
Conserve natural resources
59%
54%
Adopt renewable energy sources
58%
55%
Provide options for recycling waste
55%
53%
More sustainable building and development practices
55%
48%
More sustainable transport options
54%
48%
Create renewable energy sources
51%
46%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
46%
43%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area
45%
41%
Encourage residents to buy locally
39%
36%
Other
4%
6%
None of these
1%
2%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Impacts of climate change on residents

Among those that believe in climate change, 44% indicated that they themselves are currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 40% expected to within their lifetime. Of those, 13% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 52% somewhat confident. 34% 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 (n = 207)
Australia 2024 (n = 4511)
I am feeling the effects of climate change
39%
44%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
45%
40%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
16%
16%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Adelaide (n = 207)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
Very confident
13%
10%
Somewhat confident
52%
53%
Not very confident
28%
27%
Not at all confident
5%
6%
Don't know
1%
4%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

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 (89%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (68%) and My ability to leave my home due to weather (40%). 48% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 20% 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 (n = 207)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
Increased household running costs
89%
81%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
68%
63%
My ability to leave my home due to weather
40%
44%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability
40%
39%
Reduction in air quality
36%
39%
My ability to access nature due to weather
34%
34%
Challenges accessing essential services
31%
28%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
26%
27%
Challenges getting around
19%
38%
Loss or damage to your home/property
19%
27%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability
19%
30%
Reduced value to your home/property
8%
13%
Other
2%
3%
None of these
1%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Adelaide (n = 207)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
It will improve a lot
2%
2%
It will improve somewhat
8%
7%
It will not change
15%
14%
It will reduce somewhat
48%
49%
It will reduce a lot
20%
22%
Don't know
7%
6%
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Significantly lower

Concerns & ideas in Adelaide

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Adelaide (n = 207)
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
Inflation/Cost of Living
65%
59%
Housing/Price of Housing
55%
54%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
24%
21%
Transport
18%
18%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
17%
14%
Poverty/Inequality
15%
11%
The Economy
15%
13%
Healthcare/Hospitals
14%
19%
Law & order
14%
26%
Environmental Concerns
13%
7%
Population/Overpopulation
13%
13%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
10%
15%
Immigration
8%
5%
Unemployment
6%
9%
Taxation
5%
5%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
4%
5%
Education
3%
3%
Race Relations/Racism
1%
3%
Defence
1%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower