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Living in Australia community views

A lack of road congestion

The impacts of road congestion go well beyond a little frustration at the red light. Studies have shown the relationship between road congestion and lower levels of wellbeing, productivity and other things that stop us from having a more full and prosperous life. Understanding and keeping track of how the community views ‘a lack of road congestion’ in their local area is crucial informing our understanding of places and people, and by extension, local government policy and advocacy.

A lack of road congestion in Australia

22% of residents selected ‘A lack of road congestion’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 11th most important liveability aspect for Australia residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘A lack of road congestion’ in their local area 5.6 out of 10, on average, making it the 15th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to May 2023, residents of Australia placed less importance on A lack of road congestion.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Australia
22%
5.6
May 2023
26%
5.7
Metropolitan Australia: 2024
20%
5.0
Regional Australia: 2024
27%
6.7

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Australia
22%
5.6
South East Queensland (n = 487)
21%
4.2
Melbourne (n = 367)
18%
4.6
Sydney (n = 377)
23%
4.7
Adelaide (n = 207)
19%
5.7
Darwin (n = 229)
23%
7.9
Hobart (n = 232)
18%
5.5
Perth (n = 327)
18%
5.8
The ACT (n = 302)
21%
6.6
Western VIC (n = 178)
19%
7.2
Northern NSW (n = 169)
26%
5.7
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
28%
7.1
Southern NSW (n = 214)
33%
6.5
Central NSW (n = 284)
26%
7.0
Central VIC (n = 185)
25%
6.8
Central QLD (n = 166)
32%
6.4
Regional SA (n = 113)
33%
7.9
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
38%
8.8
Regional Tas (n = 263)
28%
6.8
Regional WA (n = 317)
25%
7.5
Far North Queensland (n = 208)
28%
6.7
Regional NT (n = 122)
18%
8.2

Gender

Importance
Experience
Australia
22%
5.6
Male (n = 1954)
25%
5.5
Female (n = 2943)
20%
5.7
Other (n = 64)
13%
4.3

Age

Importance
Experience
Australia
22%
5.6
18 - 34 (n = 1035)
17%
5.6
35 - 59 (n = 1810)
24%
5.4
60 + (n = 1992)
25%
5.7

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