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Living in Australia community views

Good job prospects

Understanding resident perspectives on the provision of 'good job prospects' in their local area shines a light on how the community views the labour market opportunities now, and into the future. Considered highly important to younger people when they’re thinking about what makes somewhere a good place to live, the provision of 'good job prospects' is clearly an attractor quality for local areas looking to grow and retain working age people.

Good job prospects in Australia

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences

29% of residents selected ‘Good job prospects’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 8th most important liveability aspect for Australia residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Good job prospects’ in their local area 5.9 out of 10, on average, making it the 13th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to May 2023, residents of Australia placed greater importance on Good job prospects.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Australia
29%
5.9
May 2023
26%
5.8
Metropolitan Australia: 2024
28%
6.1
Regional Australia: 2024
33%
5.4

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Australia
29%
5.9
South East Queensland (n = 487)
34%
6.3
Melbourne (n = 367)
26%
6.1
Sydney (n = 377)
20%
5.9
Adelaide (n = 207)
29%
6.0
Darwin (n = 229)
46%
6.7
Hobart (n = 232)
25%
4.9
Perth (n = 327)
26%
6.0
The ACT (n = 302)
40%
6.7
Western VIC (n = 178)
33%
5.8
Northern NSW (n = 169)
30%
4.7
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
35%
5.3
Southern NSW (n = 214)
19%
4.7
Central NSW (n = 284)
37%
5.5
Central VIC (n = 185)
26%
5.9
Central QLD (n = 166)
46%
6.1
Regional SA (n = 113)
35%
5.2
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
47%
6.2
Regional Tas (n = 263)
27%
4.6
Regional WA (n = 317)
44%
5.9
Far North Queensland (n = 208)
31%
5.5
Regional NT (n = 122)
38%
6.0

Gender

Importance
Experience
Australia
29%
5.9
Male (n = 1954)
31%
6.0
Female (n = 2943)
28%
5.8
Other (n = 64)
22%
4.7

Age

Importance
Experience
Australia
29%
5.9
18 - 34 (n = 1035)
36%
5.7
35 - 59 (n = 1810)
33%
6.0
60 + (n = 1992)
17%
5.9

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