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Eastern VIC in Australia

Eastern VIC is made up of Bass Coast (S), East Gippsland (S), Latrobe (C) (Vic.), Wellington (S), Baw Baw (S), and South Gippsland (S).

Living in Eastern VIC

Eastern VIC Overall Liveability Index
Eastern VIC 2023
63.6
Australia
63.4
Adelaide
67.4
Central NSW
60.5
Central QLD
59.5
Central VIC
67.5
Darwin
58.5
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.

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

Eastern VIC Overall Liveability Index

Eastern VIC Overall Liveability Index 63.9

Australia Overall Liveability Index

Australia Overall Liveability Index 63.4

Eastern VIC
Australia
Importance
Experience

Feeling safe

Importance
Experience
68%
6.8
63%
6.8

Natural environment

Importance
Experience
65%
8.5
53%
7.9

Affordable decent housing

Importance
Experience
53%
5.5
52%
4.7

Health services

Importance
Experience
43%
5.3
45%
6.5

Sense of community

Importance
Experience
41%
7.0
31%
6.5

Good job prospects

Importance
Experience
35%
5.3
29%
5.9

Making your way

Importance
Experience
31%
6.9
32%
6.4

A lack of road congestion

Importance
Experience
28%
7.1
22%
5.6

Shopping, leisure & dining

Importance
Experience
22%
5.2
28%
6.5

Education

Importance
Experience
21%
5.7
18%
6.7

Opportunity for all

Importance
Experience
18%
6.1
18%
6.3

Social cohesion

Importance
Experience
17%
6.2
26%
6.7

Public transport

Importance
Experience
17%
4.5
40%
5.6

A prosperous economy

Importance
Experience
16%
5.7
15%
6.2

Sports and recreation

Importance
Experience
12%
7.5
11%
7.2

Cultural facilities

Importance
Experience
11%
5.6
16%
6.2
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Health and Wellbeing in Eastern VIC

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?
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
12%
55%
33%
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?
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
12%
67%
21%
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?
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
6.6
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
8%
65%
27%
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 Eastern VIC

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?
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
5.6
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
6.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
19%
60%
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?
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
Australia 2024 (n = 4831)
Always late
3%
2%
Often late
4%
5%
Sometimes late
31%
27%
Never late
63%
66%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
41%
47%
12%
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 Eastern VIC

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by human activities
40%
46%
It's happening - caused equally by human activities and natural causes
26%
30%
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by natural causes
9%
9%
It's happening - not sure what is causing it
8%
6%
I do not believe climate change is happening
17%
9%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Among those that believe in climate change, 44% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 43% 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 38% somewhat confident. 50% 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?
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
Australia 2024 (n = 4511)
My local area is feeling the effects of climate change
44%
45%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect it will in my lifetime
43%
40%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
13%
15%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
Australia 2024 (n = 3806)
Very confident
7%
6%
Somewhat confident
38%
38%
Not very confident
40%
39%
Not at all confident
10%
13%
Don't know
5%
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: Bushfires (83%), Flooding (64%) and Storms (60%). 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%), Provide options for recycling waste (60%) and Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (55%).

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?
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
Australia 2024 (n = 3660)
Bushfires
83%
51%
Flooding
64%
55%
Storms
60%
57%
Extreme heat
57%
75%
Severe wind
55%
43%
Droughts
51%
42%
Sea level rise
28%
23%
Extremely cold temperatures
23%
18%
Earthquakes
12%
5%
Landslide
9%
6%
Cyclones
2%
12%
Other
1%
3%
None of these
0%
0%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
Australia 2024 (n = 3806)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity
60%
64%
Provide options for recycling waste
60%
53%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
55%
58%
Adopt renewable energy sources
53%
55%
Reduce pollution of the environment
50%
58%
Encourage residents to buy locally
50%
36%
Conserve natural resources
46%
54%
Create renewable energy sources
46%
46%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
44%
43%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area
42%
41%
More sustainable building and development practices
39%
48%
More sustainable transport options
33%
48%
Other
7%
6%
None of these
4%
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, 8% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 55% somewhat confident. 33% 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?
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
Australia 2024 (n = 4511)
I am feeling the effects of climate change
31%
44%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
50%
40%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
19%
16%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
Very confident
8%
10%
Somewhat confident
55%
53%
Not very confident
27%
27%
Not at all confident
6%
6%
Don't know
4%
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 (84%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (69%) and My ability to access nature due to weather (45%). 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?
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
Increased household running costs
84%
81%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
69%
63%
My ability to access nature due to weather
45%
34%
Reduction in air quality
44%
39%
Challenges getting around
42%
38%
My ability to leave my home due to weather
42%
44%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability
40%
39%
Challenges accessing essential services
36%
28%
Loss or damage to your home/property
27%
27%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
25%
27%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability
23%
30%
Reduced value to your home/property
20%
13%
Other
1%
3%
None of these
0%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
It will improve a lot
2%
2%
It will improve somewhat
7%
7%
It will not change
16%
14%
It will reduce somewhat
48%
49%
It will reduce a lot
20%
22%
Don't know
6%
6%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Concerns & ideas in Eastern VIC

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
Inflation/Cost of Living
55%
59%
Housing/Price of Housing
39%
54%
Healthcare/Hospitals
32%
19%
Law & order
30%
26%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
26%
15%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
24%
21%
Unemployment
17%
9%
Transport
15%
18%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
11%
14%
The Economy
11%
13%
Poverty/Inequality
11%
11%
Population/Overpopulation
8%
13%
Education
6%
3%
Environmental Concerns
5%
7%
Taxation
5%
5%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
3%
5%
Immigration
2%
5%
Race Relations/Racism
1%
3%
Defence
0%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower