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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 in 2025

21% 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 5.3 out of 10, on average, making it the 14th most positively experienced attribute of 16.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Australia 2025
21%
5.3
Regional Australia
24%
5.9
Metropolitan Australia
18%
4.9

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Australia
21%
5.3
Adelaide (n = 207)
14%
5.2
Central NSW (n = 198)
22%
7.5
Central QLD (n = 227)
22%
6.7
Central VIC (n = 218)
20%
6.7
Darwin (n = 199)
21%
7.7
Eastern VIC (n = 219)
17%
6.1
Far North Queensland (n = 220)
19%
5.7
Hobart (n = 168)
15%
5.5
Melbourne (n = 456)
18%
4.3
Northern NSW (n = 218)
23%
6.5
Perth (n = 333)
15%
5.4
Regional NT (n = 147)
15%
8.1
Regional SA (n = 144)
23%
6.8
Regional Tas (n = 145)
19%
7.0
Regional WA (n = 220)
15%
6.7
Rest of QLD (n = 37)
21%
8.8
South East Queensland (n = 531)
31%
3.8
Southern NSW (n = 207)
20%
6.5
Sydney (n = 430)
15%
4.8
The ACT (n = 188)
18%
6.4
Western VIC (n = 195)
29%
6.5

Gender

Importance
Experience
Australia
21%
5.3
Male (n = 1709)
24%
5.4
Female (n = 3037)
19%
5.3
Other (n = 39)
8%
5.3

Age

Importance
Experience
Australia
21%
5.3
18 - 34 (n = 593)
17%
5.4
35 - 59 (n = 1681)
22%
5.1
60 + (n = 2302)
23%
5.5

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