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Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease

While the concept of a 15, 20 or whatever minute city is a really nice aspiration, well intentioned and reasonable policy for some places, we believe that prescribing the "minute" target as the goal really doesn’t account for human preferences. It’s too top down, and not resident-led. Instead, we think it’s better to understand how the community views their ability to access essential services – such as employment, education and healthcare – with relative ease.

Making your way to and from services with ease in Clarence Valley Council

20% of residents selected ‘Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 12th most important liveability aspect for Clarence Valley Council residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease’ in their local area 6.4 out of 10, on average, making it the 6th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2024, residents of Clarence Valley Council placed less importance on Making your way to and from services with ease.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Clarence Valley Council
20%
6.4
Australia: 2024
32%
6.4
New South Wales: 2024
31%
6.3
Northern NSW: 2024
31%
6.0
Regional Australia: 2024
30%
6.5

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Clarence Valley Council
20%
6.4
Area A (n = 218)
15%
6.8
Area B (n = 52)
29%
6.6
Area C (n = 141)
22%
6.3
Area D (n = 115)
24%
5.6

Gender

Importance
Experience
Clarence Valley Council
20%
6.4
Male (n = 150)
21%
6.4
Female (n = 358)
19%
6.5
Other (n = 14)
34%
4.7

Age

Importance
Experience
Clarence Valley Council
20%
6.4
18 - 34 (n = 50)
12%
6.6
35 - 59 (n = 134)
17%
6.5
60 + (n = 319)
27%
6.3

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