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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 in 2025

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 7th most important liveability aspect for Australia residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Good job prospects’ in their local area 5.4 out of 10, on average, making it the 13th most positively experienced attribute of 16.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Australia 2025
29%
5.4
Regional Australia
32%
5.2
Metropolitan Australia
27%
5.6

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Australia
29%
5.4
Adelaide (n = 207)
30%
5.4
Central NSW (n = 198)
38%
5.4
Central QLD (n = 227)
37%
5.7
Central VIC (n = 218)
31%
5.0
Darwin (n = 199)
47%
6.0
Eastern VIC (n = 219)
30%
4.6
Far North Queensland (n = 220)
41%
5.1
Hobart (n = 168)
25%
4.7
Melbourne (n = 456)
24%
5.4
Northern NSW (n = 218)
30%
4.6
Perth (n = 333)
32%
5.6
Regional NT (n = 147)
49%
6.6
Regional SA (n = 144)
24%
4.9
Regional Tas (n = 145)
32%
4.5
Regional WA (n = 220)
27%
5.5
Rest of QLD (n = 37)
37%
5.9
South East Queensland (n = 531)
30%
5.6
Southern NSW (n = 207)
30%
4.8
Sydney (n = 430)
21%
5.7
The ACT (n = 188)
33%
6.6
Western VIC (n = 195)
31%
4.9

Gender

Importance
Experience
Australia
29%
5.4
Male (n = 1709)
32%
5.7
Female (n = 3037)
28%
5.3
Other (n = 39)
19%
4.4

Age

Importance
Experience
Australia
29%
5.4
18 - 34 (n = 593)
33%
5.4
35 - 59 (n = 1681)
33%
5.4
60 + (n = 2302)
18%
5.5

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