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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 in 2025

15% 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 15th most important liveability aspect for Australia residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals’ in their local area 5.8 out of 10, on average, making it the 11th most positively experienced attribute of 16.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Australia 2025
15%
5.8
Regional Australia
13%
5.6
Metropolitan Australia
17%
6.0

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Australia
15%
5.8
Adelaide (n = 207)
24%
6.6
Central NSW (n = 198)
11%
6.2
Central QLD (n = 227)
17%
5.4
Central VIC (n = 218)
16%
6.1
Darwin (n = 199)
12%
6.2
Eastern VIC (n = 219)
12%
5.1
Far North Queensland (n = 220)
21%
5.2
Hobart (n = 168)
18%
6.2
Melbourne (n = 456)
18%
5.8
Northern NSW (n = 218)
17%
5.7
Perth (n = 333)
11%
5.9
Regional NT (n = 147)
8%
4.8
Regional SA (n = 144)
14%
5.2
Regional Tas (n = 145)
14%
5.4
Regional WA (n = 220)
5%
5.7
Rest of QLD (n = 37)
18%
6.2
South East Queensland (n = 531)
14%
5.8
Southern NSW (n = 207)
12%
5.7
Sydney (n = 430)
17%
5.9
The ACT (n = 188)
19%
7.7
Western VIC (n = 195)
14%
5.9

Gender

Importance
Experience
Australia
15%
5.8
Male (n = 1709)
15%
5.9
Female (n = 3037)
15%
5.8
Other (n = 39)
24%
6.0

Age

Importance
Experience
Australia
15%
5.8
18 - 34 (n = 593)
16%
5.6
35 - 59 (n = 1681)
14%
5.8
60 + (n = 2302)
17%
6.1

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