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A strong sense of community

While you don’t necessarily have to love thy neighbour there certainly is a value in feeling like you have 'a strong sense of community'. Countless studies report the positive correlation between residents’ connection to place / community with higher levels of self-reported wellbeing and optimism. Typically, Regional Australians place a relatively higher value 'a strong sense of community' when asked to consider what makes somewhere a good place to live.

A strong sense of community in Australia

Greater Importance & Better Experiences

31% of residents selected ‘A strong sense of community’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 7th most important liveability aspect for Australia residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘A strong sense of community’ in their local area 6.5 out of 10, on average, making it the 6th most positively experienced attribute of 16.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Australia
31%
6.5
May 2023
32%
6.5
Metropolitan Australia: 2024
27%
6.4
Regional Australia: 2024
40%
6.8

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Australia
31%
6.5
South East Queensland (n = 487)
27%
6.4
Melbourne (n = 367)
25%
6.4
Sydney (n = 377)
31%
6.5
Adelaide (n = 207)
28%
6.5
Darwin (n = 229)
35%
6.0
Hobart (n = 232)
26%
5.7
Perth (n = 327)
28%
6.7
The ACT (n = 302)
19%
6.1
Western VIC (n = 178)
41%
7.0
Northern NSW (n = 169)
42%
6.8
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
41%
7.0
Southern NSW (n = 214)
52%
6.9
Central NSW (n = 284)
33%
6.6
Central VIC (n = 185)
38%
7.1
Central QLD (n = 166)
29%
6.4
Regional SA (n = 113)
53%
7.7
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
45%
8.2
Regional Tas (n = 263)
33%
6.5
Regional WA (n = 317)
42%
6.9
Far North Queensland (n = 208)
44%
6.5
Regional NT (n = 122)
48%
5.9

Gender

Importance
Experience
Australia
31%
6.5
Male (n = 1954)
30%
6.4
Female (n = 2943)
33%
6.7
Other (n = 64)
16%
5.1

Age

Importance
Experience
Australia
31%
6.5
18 - 34 (n = 1035)
22%
6.3
35 - 59 (n = 1810)
33%
6.5
60 + (n = 1992)
39%
6.9

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