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Opportunity for all

It has been well documented that if people are treated fairly and without prejudice then they will have a far greater chance of making social and economic progress. History has shown what happens when the power and opportunities are concentrated into the hands of too few. To this end, monitoring the value the community places on 'opportunity for all' and how well they believe their local area delivers in that regard is an important metric to informing our understanding of how well we are progressing as a society.

Opportunity for all in Australia

18% of residents selected ‘Opportunity for all’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 12th most important liveability aspect for Australia residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Opportunity for all’ in their local area 6.3 out of 10, on average, making it the 10th most positively experienced attribute of 16.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Australia
18%
6.3
May 2023
18%
6.3
Metropolitan Australia: 2024
17%
6.4
Regional Australia: 2024
18%
6.1

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Australia
18%
6.3
South East Queensland (n = 487)
16%
6.3
Melbourne (n = 367)
18%
6.4
Sydney (n = 377)
17%
6.5
Adelaide (n = 207)
16%
6.5
Darwin (n = 229)
23%
6.1
Hobart (n = 232)
21%
5.4
Perth (n = 327)
20%
6.8
The ACT (n = 302)
15%
6.3
Western VIC (n = 178)
18%
6.5
Northern NSW (n = 169)
21%
5.5
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
18%
6.1
Southern NSW (n = 214)
20%
5.7
Central NSW (n = 284)
16%
6.2
Central VIC (n = 185)
16%
6.6
Central QLD (n = 166)
23%
6.3
Regional SA (n = 113)
17%
6.5
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
28%
6.8
Regional Tas (n = 263)
22%
5.6
Regional WA (n = 317)
18%
6.3
Far North Queensland (n = 208)
15%
6.0
Regional NT (n = 122)
27%
5.4

Gender

Importance
Experience
Australia
18%
6.3
Male (n = 1954)
19%
6.5
Female (n = 2943)
17%
6.3
Other (n = 64)
15%
4.4

Age

Importance
Experience
Australia
18%
6.3
18 - 34 (n = 1035)
18%
6.3
35 - 59 (n = 1810)
18%
6.2
60 + (n = 1992)
17%
6.5

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