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A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences

Understanding the relative value your community places on 'a diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences' and how they experience this attribute in their local area is important to understand the role, function and future of our places. With forecasts predicting growth in hospitality related occupations, and disruptions to the retail sector changing consumer habits, keeping a pulse on how the community views this topic in their local area serves an important role in planning and advocacy. Read more about .id's views on the importance of 'a diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences' here.

Shopping, leisure and dining experiences in Australia in 2025

26% of residents selected ‘A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 10th most important liveability aspect for Australia residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences’ in their local area 6.1 out of 10, on average, making it the 8th most positively experienced attribute of 16.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Australia 2025
26%
6.1
Regional Australia
24%
5.4
Metropolitan Australia
28%
6.6

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Australia
26%
6.1
Adelaide (n = 207)
12%
6.9
Central NSW (n = 198)
25%
4.8
Central QLD (n = 227)
17%
4.5
Central VIC (n = 218)
17%
5.7
Darwin (n = 199)
21%
4.8
Eastern VIC (n = 219)
16%
4.5
Far North Queensland (n = 220)
30%
4.9
Hobart (n = 168)
24%
5.3
Melbourne (n = 456)
26%
6.8
Northern NSW (n = 218)
20%
4.8
Perth (n = 333)
27%
6.5
Regional NT (n = 147)
27%
3.3
Regional SA (n = 144)
24%
5.2
Regional Tas (n = 145)
21%
4.5
Regional WA (n = 220)
20%
4.9
Rest of QLD (n = 37)
28%
3.6
South East Queensland (n = 531)
30%
6.8
Southern NSW (n = 207)
23%
5.0
Sydney (n = 430)
34%
7.0
The ACT (n = 188)
27%
6.6
Western VIC (n = 195)
21%
5.4

Gender

Importance
Experience
Australia
26%
6.1
Male (n = 1709)
29%
6.3
Female (n = 3037)
25%
6.0
Other (n = 39)
11%
6.4

Age

Importance
Experience
Australia
26%
6.1
18 - 34 (n = 593)
26%
6.1
35 - 59 (n = 1681)
26%
5.9
60 + (n = 2302)
26%
6.3

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