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Feeling safe

Feeling safe and secure has been described as the bedrock upon which our more social and aspirational needs can be met. It’s been argued that if we do not feel safe and secure, we simply cannot participate to our fullest extent. To this end, it’s no surprise that ‘feeling safe’ is often nominated as the most important attribute that contributes to making somewhere a good place to live. Read more about .id's views on the importance of 'feeling safe' here.

Feeling safe in Australia

Greater Importance & Better Experiences

63% of residents selected ‘Feeling safe’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 1st most important liveability aspect for Australia residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Feeling safe’ in their local area 6.8 out of 10, on average, making it the 3rd most positively experienced attribute of 16.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Australia
63%
6.8
May 2023
63%
6.7
Metropolitan Australia: 2024
63%
6.9
Regional Australia: 2024
64%
6.5

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Australia
63%
6.8
South East Queensland (n = 487)
59%
6.6
Melbourne (n = 367)
64%
6.9
Sydney (n = 377)
63%
7.3
Adelaide (n = 207)
56%
7.3
Darwin (n = 229)
71%
3.6
Hobart (n = 232)
63%
6.9
Perth (n = 327)
67%
7.1
The ACT (n = 302)
65%
7.2
Western VIC (n = 178)
63%
7.1
Northern NSW (n = 169)
60%
6.1
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
68%
6.8
Southern NSW (n = 214)
64%
7.6
Central NSW (n = 284)
63%
6.5
Central VIC (n = 185)
58%
6.8
Central QLD (n = 166)
65%
6.1
Regional SA (n = 113)
67%
8.0
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
77%
8.7
Regional Tas (n = 263)
67%
7.1
Regional WA (n = 317)
67%
6.4
Far North Queensland (n = 208)
60%
5.1
Regional NT (n = 122)
71%
3.6

Gender

Importance
Experience
Australia
63%
6.8
Male (n = 1954)
58%
6.9
Female (n = 2943)
67%
6.7
Other (n = 64)
64%
5.3

Age

Importance
Experience
Australia
63%
6.8
18 - 34 (n = 1035)
66%
6.7
35 - 59 (n = 1810)
63%
6.7
60 + (n = 1992)
62%
7.0

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