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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

28% 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 9th 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 6.5 out of 10, on average, making it the 8th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to May 2023, residents of Australia placed less importance on Shopping, leisure and dining experiences and reported better local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Australia
28%
6.5
May 2023
31%
6.2
Metropolitan Australia: 2024
28%
7.0
Regional Australia: 2024
26%
5.4

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Australia
28%
6.5
South East Queensland (n = 487)
26%
7.1
Melbourne (n = 367)
28%
7.2
Sydney (n = 377)
32%
7.2
Adelaide (n = 207)
32%
7.2
Darwin (n = 229)
25%
5.4
Hobart (n = 232)
19%
5.6
Perth (n = 327)
33%
6.9
The ACT (n = 302)
26%
6.9
Western VIC (n = 178)
26%
5.9
Northern NSW (n = 169)
26%
5.5
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
22%
5.2
Southern NSW (n = 214)
28%
5.0
Central NSW (n = 284)
33%
5.3
Central VIC (n = 185)
30%
6.2
Central QLD (n = 166)
21%
5.2
Regional SA (n = 113)
20%
5.1
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
8%
3.5
Regional Tas (n = 263)
22%
4.8
Regional WA (n = 317)
20%
4.7
Far North Queensland (n = 208)
29%
5.5
Regional NT (n = 122)
17%
3.5

Gender

Importance
Experience
Australia
28%
6.5
Male (n = 1954)
29%
6.7
Female (n = 2943)
27%
6.3
Other (n = 64)
19%
5.3

Age

Importance
Experience
Australia
28%
6.5
18 - 34 (n = 1035)
27%
6.3
35 - 59 (n = 1810)
27%
6.4
60 + (n = 1992)
29%
6.7

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