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Regional Tas in Australia

Regional Tas is made up of Launceston (C), Derwent Valley (M), Brighton (M), West Tamar (M), Huon Valley (M), Dorset (M), Devonport (C), Waratah-Wynyard (M), Northern Midlands (M), Burnie (C), Central Coast (M) (Tas.), West Coast (M), Meander Valley (M), Kingborough (M), Break O'Day (M), George Town (M), Sorell (M), Kentish (M), Southern Midlands (M), Tasman (M), Glamorgan-Spring Bay (M), Latrobe (M) (Tas.), Circular Head (M), Glenorchy (C), Flinders (M) (Tas.), and King Island (M).

Living in Regional Tas in May 2025

Regional Tas Overall Liveability Index
Australia
59.5
Adelaide
62.9
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 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

Regional Tas Overall Liveability Index

Regional Tas Overall Liveability Index 58.8

Australia Overall Liveability Index

Australia Overall Liveability Index 59.5

Regional Tas
Australia
Importance
Experience
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
68%
5.2
56%
4.5
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
61%
8.1
50%
7.6
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
60%
6.8
65%
6.2
Health services
Importance
Experience
49%
4.9
48%
6.1
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
37%
6.4
29%
6.2
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
32%
4.5
29%
5.4
Making your way
Importance
Experience
30%
6.2
30%
6.0
Education
Importance
Experience
24%
5.3
20%
6.3
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
23%
6.2
26%
6.3
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
21%
4.5
26%
6.1
Public transport
Importance
Experience
20%
3.7
40%
5.2
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
19%
7.0
21%
5.3
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
19%
5.2
19%
5.9
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
14%
5.4
15%
5.8
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
14%
5.0
16%
5.6
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
9%
6.4
9%
6.9
The arrows indicate whether a difference is statistically significant. Significance testing helps determine if a difference between two groups is likely real (shown by an arrow) or due to random chance (no arrow).
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Health and Wellbeing in Regional Tas 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?
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 145)
6.4
Very poor
Excellent
Australia (n = 4907)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 145)
13%
53%
34%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia (n = 4907)
15%
56%
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 Tas 2025 (n = 145)
6.5
Very poor
Excellent
Australia (n = 4907)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 145)
14%
55%
31%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia (n = 4907)
12%
64%
24%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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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 Tas 2025 (n = 145)
6.4
Very poor
Excellent
Australia (n = 4907)
6.5
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 145)
10%
62%
28%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia (n = 4907)
11%
67%
22%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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Significantly lower

Financial circumstances in Regional Tas 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?
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 145)
5.1
Very poor
Excellent
Australia (n = 4907)
5.7
Very poor
Excellent
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Significantly lower
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 145)
26%
40%
34%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia (n = 4907)
27%
47%
26%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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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 Tas 2025 (n = 137)
Australia (n = 4683)
Always late
6%
2%
Often late
10%
6%
Sometimes late
29%
30%
Never late
55%
63%
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Significantly lower
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 145)
45%
46%
10%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Australia (n = 4907)
42%
48%
11%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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Impacts of climate change in Regional Tas in May 2025

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 145)
Australia (n = 4907)
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by human activities
47%
43%
It's happening - caused equally by human activities and natural causes
28%
32%
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by natural causes
7%
9%
It's happening - not sure what is causing it
9%
6%
I do not believe climate change is happening
9%
11%
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Among those that believe in climate change, 38% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 49% 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 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?
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 132)
Australia (n = 4304)
My local area is feeling the effects of climate change
38%
49%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect it will in my lifetime
49%
36%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
14%
15%
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Significantly lower
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 112)
Australia (n = 3585)
Very confident
4%
5%
Somewhat confident
42%
35%
Not very confident
35%
39%
Not at all confident
13%
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: Bushfires (60%), Droughts (52%) and Extreme heat (47%). 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 (59%), Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (46%) and Reduce pollution of the environment (45%).

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 Tas 2025 (n = 107)
Australia (n = 3490)
Bushfires
60%
50%
Droughts
52%
42%
Extreme heat
47%
74%
Severe wind
46%
44%
Flooding
40%
48%
Storms
33%
53%
Extremely cold temperatures
30%
16%
Sea level rise
29%
24%
Landslide
6%
7%
Cyclones
3%
24%
Earthquakes
1%
5%
Other
4%
5%
None of these
1%
1%
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Significantly lower
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 112)
Australia (n = 3585)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity
59%
60%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
46%
53%
Reduce pollution of the environment
45%
51%
Conserve natural resources
44%
48%
Adopt renewable energy sources
43%
48%
Provide options for recycling waste
43%
47%
More sustainable transport options
35%
41%
Encourage residents to buy locally
35%
30%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area
32%
36%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
30%
35%
Create renewable energy sources
30%
38%
More sustainable building and development practices
29%
44%
Other
7%
6%
None of these
5%
2%
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Impacts of climate change on residents

Among those that believe in climate change, 35% indicated that they themselves are currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 48% expected to within their lifetime. Of those, 7% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 59% somewhat confident. 31% 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 Tas 2025 (n = 132)
Australia (n = 4304)
I am feeling the effects of climate change
35%
47%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
48%
37%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
17%
16%
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Significantly lower
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 109)
Australia (n = 3506)
Very confident
7%
8%
Somewhat confident
59%
52%
Not very confident
23%
30%
Not at all confident
7%
6%
Don't know
4%
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 (73%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (70%) and Essential infrastructure vulnerability (33%). 47% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 28% 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 Tas 2025 (n = 109)
Australia (n = 3506)
Increased household running costs
73%
77%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
70%
61%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability
33%
40%
Reduction in air quality
31%
36%
My ability to leave my home due to weather
30%
46%
Challenges accessing essential services
30%
28%
Loss or damage to your home/property
29%
29%
My ability to access nature due to weather
27%
32%
Challenges getting around
23%
36%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
21%
26%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability
20%
29%
Reduced value to your home/property
16%
15%
None of these
3%
2%
Other
6%
3%
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Regional Tas 2025 (n = 109)
Australia (n = 3506)
It will improve a lot
1%
2%
It will improve somewhat
7%
7%
It will not change
10%
14%
It will reduce somewhat
47%
49%
It will reduce a lot
28%
22%
Don't know
7%
6%
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Concerns in Regional Tas in May 2025

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 145)
Australia (n = 4907)
Inflation/Cost of Living
56%
54%
Housing/Price of Housing
46%
50%
Healthcare/Hospitals
36%
20%
Law & order
20%
36%
Poverty/Inequality
20%
11%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
19%
15%
Unemployment
19%
9%
Transport
18%
20%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
14%
12%
The Economy
11%
12%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
10%
13%
Immigration
9%
7%
Education
7%
3%
Environmental Concerns
6%
10%
Race Relations/Racism
4%
5%
Taxation
2%
6%
Population/Overpopulation
2%
13%
Defence
1%
1%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
0%
4%
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Residential Development and Local Area Decision-Making in Regional Tas in May 2025

What concerns do you have with residential development (building more homes to accommodate more people) in your local area?
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 145)
Australia (n = 4907)
Lack of affordable housing
39%
38%
Rising housing costs
37%
35%
Strain on infrastructure and public services
37%
42%
Loss of green space or natural areas
33%
28%
Increased traffic and congestion
28%
46%
Changes to neighbourhood character
19%
21%
Environmental impact
18%
20%
Noise or disruption during construction
12%
10%
Overcrowding
7%
18%
Other
7%
5%
None/not applicable to my area
8%
5%
Don't know
3%
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?
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 145)
Australia (n = 4906)
Increased housing availability
51%
49%
Support for local businesses and services
44%
42%
More affordable housing options
37%
37%
Attraction of new residents and economic growth
24%
23%
Revitalisation of underused or vacant areas
24%
20%
Opportunity for more sustainable, energy-efficient housing
16%
15%
Enhanced public transport options
13%
13%
Improved infrastructure and amenities (e.g. roads, parks)
13%
18%
Greater diversity in housing types
12%
10%
Other
6%
4%
None/not applicable to my area
8%
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?
Regional Tas 2025 (n = 145)
Australia (n = 4907)
Very well considered
4%
4%
Somewhat well considered
32%
27%
Not well considered
26%
34%
Not considered at all
26%
27%
Don't know
12%
9%
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