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Rest of QLD in Australia

Rest of QLD is made up of Maranoa (R), Mount Isa (C), Western Downs (R), Longreach (R), Weipa (T), Balonne (S), Cloncurry (S), Toowoomba (R), Southern Downs (R), Carpentaria (S), Quilpie (S), Northern Peninsula Area (R), Blackall-Tambo (R), Flinders (S) (Qld), Cook (S), Murweh (S), Goondiwindi (R), Aurukun (S), Boulia (S), Bulloo (S), Doomadgee (S), Isaac (R), Paroo (S), Richmond (S), and Winton (S).

Living in Rest of QLD

Rest of QLD Overall Liveability Index
Rest of QLD 2023
59.6
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 NT
53.0
Regional SA
67.7
Regional Tas
60.2
Regional WA
61.7
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

Rest of QLD Overall Liveability Index

Rest of QLD Overall Liveability Index 68.7

Australia Overall Liveability Index

Australia Overall Liveability Index 63.4

Rest of QLD
Australia
Importance
Experience

Feeling safe

Importance
Experience
77%
8.7
63%
6.8

Affordable decent housing

Importance
Experience
70%
4.5
52%
4.7

Health services

Importance
Experience
49%
5.6
45%
6.5

Good job prospects

Importance
Experience
47%
6.2
29%
5.9

Sense of community

Importance
Experience
45%
8.2
31%
6.5

Natural environment

Importance
Experience
45%
8.1
53%
7.9

A lack of road congestion

Importance
Experience
38%
8.8
22%
5.6

Opportunity for all

Importance
Experience
28%
6.8
18%
6.3

A prosperous economy

Importance
Experience
22%
6.2
15%
6.2

Social cohesion

Importance
Experience
21%
7.6
26%
6.7

Making your way

Importance
Experience
21%
7.5
32%
6.4

Sports and recreation

Importance
Experience
16%
6.2
11%
7.2

Shopping, leisure & dining

Importance
Experience
8%
3.5
28%
6.5

Education

Importance
Experience
6%
4.9
18%
6.7

Public transport

Importance
Experience
4%
0.8
40%
5.6

Cultural facilities

Importance
Experience
2%
5.4
16%
6.2
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Health and Wellbeing in Rest of QLD

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?
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
6.6
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
20%
52%
28%
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?
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
7.4
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
4%
83%
14%
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?
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
7.4
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
0%
78%
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 Rest of QLD

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?
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
5.8
Very poor
Excellent
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
6.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
21%
57%
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?
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
Australia 2024 (n = 4831)
Always late
6%
2%
Often late
4%
5%
Sometimes late
21%
27%
Never late
69%
66%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
35%
57%
8%
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 Rest of QLD

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by human activities
12%
46%
It's happening - caused equally by human activities and natural causes
22%
30%
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by natural causes
17%
9%
It's happening - not sure what is causing it
21%
6%
I do not believe climate change is happening
28%
9%
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Significantly lower

Among those that believe in climate change, 32% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 47% expected their local area to feel the effects within their lifetime. Of those, 24% were very confident that their local area would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 47% somewhat confident. 29% 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?
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
Australia 2024 (n = 4511)
My local area is feeling the effects of climate change
32%
45%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect it will in my lifetime
47%
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
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
Australia 2024 (n = 3806)
Very confident
24%
6%
Somewhat confident
47%
38%
Not very confident
23%
39%
Not at all confident
6%
13%
Don't know
0%
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 (93%), Droughts (86%) and Flooding (59%). The top actions residents felt should be taken to address the effects of climate change in their local area were: Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (69%), Protect and enhance local biodiversity (53%) and Provide options for recycling waste (43%).

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?
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
Australia 2024 (n = 3660)
Extreme heat
93%
75%
Droughts
86%
42%
Flooding
59%
55%
Bushfires
34%
51%
Storms
33%
57%
Severe wind
15%
43%
Extremely cold temperatures
12%
18%
Sea level rise
0%
23%
Cyclones
0%
12%
Landslide
0%
6%
Earthquakes
0%
5%
Other
0%
3%
None of these
0%
0%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
Australia 2024 (n = 3806)
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
69%
58%
Protect and enhance local biodiversity
53%
64%
Provide options for recycling waste
43%
53%
Adopt renewable energy sources
39%
55%
Conserve natural resources
30%
54%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area
24%
41%
Create renewable energy sources
22%
46%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
18%
43%
Reduce pollution of the environment
16%
58%
Encourage residents to buy locally
14%
36%
None of these
13%
2%
More sustainable building and development practices
8%
48%
More sustainable transport options
4%
48%
Other
4%
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, 13% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 51% somewhat confident. 36% 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?
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
Australia 2024 (n = 4511)
I am feeling the effects of climate change
13%
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
37%
16%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
Very confident
13%
10%
Somewhat confident
51%
53%
Not very confident
36%
27%
Not at all confident
0%
6%
Don't know
0%
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 (87%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (46%) and Essential infrastructure vulnerability (36%). 41% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 8% 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?
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
Increased household running costs
87%
81%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
46%
63%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability
36%
39%
Challenges getting around
33%
38%
Challenges accessing essential services
33%
28%
My ability to leave my home due to weather
21%
44%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability
18%
30%
Loss or damage to your home/property
15%
27%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
8%
27%
Reduced value to your home/property
5%
13%
Reduction in air quality
0%
39%
My ability to access nature due to weather
0%
34%
None of these
0%
1%
Other
0%
3%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
Australia 2024 (n = 3728)
It will improve a lot
0%
2%
It will improve somewhat
5%
7%
It will not change
41%
14%
It will reduce somewhat
41%
49%
It will reduce a lot
8%
22%
Don't know
5%
6%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Concerns & ideas in Rest of QLD

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
Australia 2024 (n = 5064)
Housing/Price of Housing
48%
54%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
47%
21%
Inflation/Cost of Living
42%
59%
Healthcare/Hospitals
29%
19%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
18%
15%
Race Relations/Racism
16%
3%
Transport
15%
18%
Law & order
14%
26%
Unemployment
13%
9%
Taxation
13%
5%
The Economy
13%
13%
Environmental Concerns
9%
7%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
8%
14%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
6%
5%
Education
4%
3%
Poverty/Inequality
4%
11%
Population/Overpopulation
0%
13%
Immigration
0%
5%
Defence
0%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower