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Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals

While never selected among the most important attributes that Australians believe makes somewhere a good place to live, the delivery of 'cultural facilities such as museums, galleries and festivals' form an ever-increasing part of our services, experiences and tourism economies. From large cities to silo towns, investment in the arts will continue to be popular lever used to activate place renewal. And, to this end, understanding the community's views on cultural facilities makes an important contribution to our overall understanding of places.

Cultural facilities in Australia

16% of residents selected ‘Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 14th most important liveability aspect for Australia residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals’ in their local area 6.2 out of 10, on average, making it the 11th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to May 2023, residents of Australia reported better local area experiences for Cultural facilities.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Australia
16%
6.2
May 2023
16%
5.9
Metropolitan Australia: 2024
17%
6.4
Regional Australia: 2024
12%
5.8

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Australia
16%
6.2
South East Queensland (n = 487)
21%
6.5
Melbourne (n = 367)
19%
6.5
Sydney (n = 377)
12%
6.0
Adelaide (n = 207)
23%
6.9
Darwin (n = 229)
13%
6.8
Hobart (n = 232)
18%
6.3
Perth (n = 327)
18%
6.1
The ACT (n = 302)
18%
7.5
Western VIC (n = 178)
11%
6.1
Northern NSW (n = 169)
17%
5.8
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
11%
5.6
Southern NSW (n = 214)
6%
5.5
Central NSW (n = 284)
14%
6.2
Central VIC (n = 185)
18%
7.3
Central QLD (n = 166)
15%
5.5
Regional SA (n = 113)
5%
5.3
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
2%
5.4
Regional Tas (n = 263)
9%
5.2
Regional WA (n = 317)
8%
5.6
Far North Queensland (n = 208)
15%
5.7
Regional NT (n = 122)
10%
5.3

Gender

Importance
Experience
Australia
16%
6.2
Male (n = 1954)
15%
6.3
Female (n = 2943)
16%
6.2
Other (n = 64)
28%
5.2

Age

Importance
Experience
Australia
16%
6.2
18 - 34 (n = 1035)
13%
6.1
35 - 59 (n = 1810)
15%
6.3
60 + (n = 1992)
19%
6.3

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