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Regional NT in Australia

Regional NT is made up of Alice Springs (T), East Arnhem (R), Barkly (R), Katherine (T), MacDonnell (R), Victoria Daly (R), Roper Gulf (R), West Arnhem (R), Coomalie (S), Belyuen, Central Desert, Litchfield (M), and Mount Isa (C).

Living in Regional NT

Regional NT Overall Liveability Index
Regional NT 2023
51.7
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
Hobart
58.5
Melbourne
65.5
Northern NSW
58.8
Perth
67.4
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

Regional NT Overall Liveability Index

Regional NT Overall Liveability Index 53.0

Australia Overall Liveability Index

Australia Overall Liveability Index 63.4

Regional NT
Australia
Importance
Experience

Feeling safe

Importance
Experience
71%
3.6
63%
6.8

Affordable decent housing

Importance
Experience
53%
3.6
52%
4.7

Health services

Importance
Experience
49%
5.2
45%
6.5

Sense of community

Importance
Experience
48%
5.9
31%
6.5

Natural environment

Importance
Experience
47%
8.2
53%
7.9

Good job prospects

Importance
Experience
38%
6.0
29%
5.9

Social cohesion

Importance
Experience
37%
5.2
26%
6.7

Making your way

Importance
Experience
33%
6.8
32%
6.4

Opportunity for all

Importance
Experience
27%
5.4
18%
6.3

A lack of road congestion

Importance
Experience
18%
8.2
22%
5.6

Shopping, leisure & dining

Importance
Experience
17%
3.5
28%
6.5

Education

Importance
Experience
14%
4.3
18%
6.7

A prosperous economy

Importance
Experience
14%
4.4
15%
6.2

Sports and recreation

Importance
Experience
12%
5.7
11%
7.2

Public transport

Importance
Experience
11%
2.7
40%
5.6

Cultural facilities

Importance
Experience
10%
5.3
16%
6.2
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Health and Wellbeing in Regional NT

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?
Regional NT (n = 122)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Regional NT (n = 122)
12%
58%
29%
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?
Regional NT (n = 122)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Regional NT (n = 122)
17%
61%
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?
Regional NT (n = 122)
6.5
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Regional NT (n = 122)
18%
65%
17%
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 Regional NT

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?
Regional NT (n = 122)
6.2
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
6.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Regional NT (n = 122)
27%
49%
24%
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?
Regional NT (n = 122)
Australia 2024 (n = 4831)
Always late
1%
2%
Often late
4%
5%
Sometimes late
32%
27%
Never late
63%
66%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Regional NT (n = 122)
51%
43%
6%
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 Regional NT

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Regional NT (n = 122)
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by human activities
39%
46%
It's happening - caused equally by human activities and natural causes
30%
30%
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by natural causes
14%
9%
It's happening - not sure what is causing it
3%
6%
I do not believe climate change is happening
13%
9%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Among those that believe in climate change, 50% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 28% 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 37% somewhat confident. 55% 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?
Regional NT (n = 122)
Australia 2024 (n = 4511)
My local area is feeling the effects of climate change
50%
45%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect it will in my lifetime
28%
40%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
21%
15%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Regional NT (n = 122)
Australia 2024 (n = 3806)
Very confident
4%
6%
Somewhat confident
37%
38%
Not very confident
34%
39%
Not at all confident
22%
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: Extreme heat (96%), Bushfires (62%) and Flooding (60%). The top actions residents felt should be taken to address the effects of climate change in their local area were: Provide options for recycling waste (63%), Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (61%) and Conserve natural resources (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?
Regional NT (n = 122)
Australia 2024 (n = 3660)
Extreme heat
96%
75%
Bushfires
62%
51%
Flooding
60%
55%
Droughts
47%
42%
Storms
38%
57%
Cyclones
28%
12%
Severe wind
27%
43%
Earthquakes
8%
5%
Sea level rise
7%
23%
Extremely cold temperatures
4%
18%
Other
2%
3%
Landslide
0%
6%
None of these
0%
0%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Regional NT (n = 122)
Australia 2024 (n = 3806)
Provide options for recycling waste
63%
53%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
61%
58%
Conserve natural resources
55%
54%
Protect and enhance local biodiversity
54%
64%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area
44%
41%
Adopt renewable energy sources
44%
55%
Create renewable energy sources
40%
46%
More sustainable building and development practices
37%
48%
Reduce pollution of the environment
33%
58%
Encourage residents to buy locally
25%
36%
More sustainable transport options
24%
48%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
21%
43%
None of these
4%
2%
Other
1%
6%
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, 6% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 55% 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?
Regional NT (n = 122)
Australia 2024 (n = 4511)
I am feeling the effects of climate change
51%
44%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
31%
40%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
18%
16%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Regional NT (n = 122)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
Very confident
6%
10%
Somewhat confident
55%
53%
Not very confident
24%
27%
Not at all confident
10%
6%
Don't know
6%
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 (61%) and My ability to leave my home due to weather (49%). 43% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 29% 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?
Regional NT (n = 122)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
Increased household running costs
84%
81%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
61%
63%
My ability to leave my home due to weather
49%
44%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability
45%
39%
Challenges getting around
34%
38%
Loss or damage to your home/property
32%
27%
Challenges accessing essential services
31%
28%
My ability to access nature due to weather
31%
34%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
30%
27%
Reduced value to your home/property
26%
13%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability
26%
30%
Reduction in air quality
21%
39%
Other
3%
3%
None of these
0%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Regional NT (n = 122)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
It will improve a lot
1%
2%
It will improve somewhat
5%
7%
It will not change
20%
14%
It will reduce somewhat
43%
49%
It will reduce a lot
29%
22%
Don't know
1%
6%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Concerns & ideas in Regional NT

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Regional NT (n = 122)
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
Law & order
71%
26%
Inflation/Cost of Living
40%
59%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
38%
15%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
34%
5%
Healthcare/Hospitals
18%
19%
Race Relations/Racism
18%
3%
Housing/Price of Housing
16%
54%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
14%
21%
Poverty/Inequality
10%
11%
Unemployment
8%
9%
Education
8%
3%
Transport
6%
18%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
6%
14%
The Economy
5%
13%
Environmental Concerns
3%
7%
Population/Overpopulation
2%
13%
Taxation
1%
5%
Defence
1%
1%
Immigration
0%
5%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower