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Hobart in Australia

Hobart is made up of Clarence (C), Hobart (C), Kingborough (M), Sorell (M), Glenorchy (C), and Huon Valley (M).

Living in Hobart

Hobart Overall Liveability Index
Hobart 2023
56.9
Australia
63.4
Adelaide
67.4
Central NSW
60.5
Central QLD
59.5
Central VIC
67.5
Darwin
58.5
Eastern VIC
63.9
Far North Queensland
60.3
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

Hobart Overall Liveability Index

Hobart Overall Liveability Index 58.5

Australia Overall Liveability Index

Australia Overall Liveability Index 63.4

Hobart
Australia
Importance
Experience
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
66%
8.3
53%
7.9
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
63%
6.9
63%
6.8
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
59%
4.5
52%
4.7
Health services
Importance
Experience
45%
4.9
45%
6.5
Making your way
Importance
Experience
36%
5.7
32%
6.4
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
31%
6.0
26%
6.7
Public transport
Importance
Experience
31%
4.0
40%
5.6
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
26%
5.7
31%
6.5
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
25%
4.9
29%
5.9
Education
Importance
Experience
25%
5.7
18%
6.7
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
21%
5.4
18%
6.3
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
19%
5.6
28%
6.5
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
18%
6.3
16%
6.2
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
18%
5.5
22%
5.6
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
10%
5.2
15%
6.2
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
9%
6.5
11%
7.2
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Significantly lower

Health and Wellbeing in Hobart

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?
Hobart (n = 232)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Hobart (n = 232)
12%
57%
31%
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?
Hobart (n = 232)
6.8
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Hobart (n = 232)
10%
65%
25%
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?
Hobart (n = 232)
6.6
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Hobart (n = 232)
10%
68%
22%
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 Hobart

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?
Hobart (n = 232)
5.8
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
6.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Hobart (n = 232)
25%
47%
29%
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?
Hobart (n = 232)
Australia 2024 (n = 4831)
Always late
1%
2%
Often late
8%
5%
Sometimes late
27%
27%
Never late
64%
66%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Hobart (n = 232)
39%
51%
10%
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 Hobart

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Hobart (n = 232)
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by human activities
61%
46%
It's happening - caused equally by human activities and natural causes
29%
30%
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by natural causes
4%
9%
It's happening - not sure what is causing it
5%
6%
I do not believe climate change is happening
1%
9%
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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 40% expected their local area to feel the effects within their lifetime. Of those, 1% were very confident that their local area would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 36% 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?
Hobart (n = 232)
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
40%
40%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
12%
15%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Hobart (n = 232)
Australia 2024 (n = 3806)
Very confident
1%
6%
Somewhat confident
36%
38%
Not very confident
42%
39%
Not at all confident
16%
13%
Don't know
4%
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 (72%), Severe wind (57%) and Droughts (57%). 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 (72%), Adopt renewable energy sources (63%) and Reduce pollution of the environment (63%).

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?
Hobart (n = 232)
Australia 2024 (n = 3660)
Bushfires
72%
51%
Severe wind
57%
43%
Droughts
57%
42%
Extreme heat
55%
75%
Sea level rise
42%
23%
Storms
37%
57%
Flooding
30%
55%
Extremely cold temperatures
30%
18%
Landslide
10%
6%
Other
5%
3%
Cyclones
4%
12%
Earthquakes
3%
5%
None of these
0%
0%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Hobart (n = 232)
Australia 2024 (n = 3806)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity
72%
64%
Adopt renewable energy sources
63%
55%
Reduce pollution of the environment
63%
58%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
62%
58%
Provide options for recycling waste
61%
53%
Conserve natural resources
60%
54%
More sustainable transport options
58%
48%
More sustainable building and development practices
56%
48%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area
52%
41%
Create renewable energy sources
52%
46%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
51%
43%
Encourage residents to buy locally
37%
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, 9% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 53% somewhat confident. 35% 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?
Hobart (n = 232)
Australia 2024 (n = 4511)
I am feeling the effects of climate change
53%
44%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
37%
40%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
11%
16%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Hobart (n = 232)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
Very confident
9%
10%
Somewhat confident
53%
53%
Not very confident
27%
27%
Not at all confident
9%
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 (78%) and My ability to access nature due to weather (42%). 46% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 31% 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?
Hobart (n = 232)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
Increased household running costs
84%
81%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
78%
63%
My ability to access nature due to weather
42%
34%
Reduction in air quality
41%
39%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability
38%
39%
My ability to leave my home due to weather
35%
44%
Challenges accessing essential services
34%
28%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
31%
27%
Challenges getting around
28%
38%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability
26%
30%
Loss or damage to your home/property
24%
27%
Reduced value to your home/property
12%
13%
Other
5%
3%
None of these
0%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Hobart (n = 232)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
It will improve a lot
3%
2%
It will improve somewhat
5%
7%
It will not change
9%
14%
It will reduce somewhat
46%
49%
It will reduce a lot
31%
22%
Don't know
6%
6%
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Significantly lower

Concerns & ideas in Hobart

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Hobart (n = 232)
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
Inflation/Cost of Living
55%
59%
Housing/Price of Housing
52%
54%
Healthcare/Hospitals
39%
19%
Transport
27%
18%
Law & order
22%
26%
Poverty/Inequality
16%
11%
The Economy
12%
13%
Unemployment
11%
9%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
11%
21%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
10%
15%
Environmental Concerns
9%
7%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
9%
14%
Population/Overpopulation
8%
13%
Education
6%
3%
Taxation
4%
5%
Race Relations/Racism
4%
3%
Immigration
3%
5%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
2%
5%
Defence
0%
1%
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Significantly lower