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Climate change in Huon Valley in 2025

The section reports on your residents’ most pressing local area concerns, and how your residents’ views regarding climate change, across and within your LGA. 

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Huon Valley Belief in Climate Change
Australia
90%
Regional Australia
87%
Tasmania
94%
Collected May 2025

In Huon Valley, 92% of residents believe climate change is happening. 52% believe climate change is caused entirely or mostly by human activities. A further 7% of residents believe climate change is caused entirely or mostly by natural causes.

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Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Huon Valley 2025
Climate change is happening and is caused entirely or mostly by human activities
52%
Climate change is happening and is caused equally by human activities and natural causes
29%
Climate change is happening and is caused entirely or mostly by natural causes
7%
Climate change is happening, but I am not sure what is causing it
5%
I do not believe climate change is happening
8%
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Impacts of climate change in your local area

Among those that believe in climate change, 60% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 30% expected their local area to feel the effects within their lifetime. Of those, 6% were very confident that their local area would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 37% somewhat confident. 54% were not confident.

Please select the extent to which climate change is impacting or will impact your local area in your lifetime?
How confident are you that your local area will be able to adapt to the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Huon Valley 2025
My local area is feeling the effects of climate change
60%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect it will in my lifetime
30%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
10%
Huon Valley 2025
Very confident
6%
Somewhat confident
37%
Not very confident
38%
Not at all confident
16%
Don't know
4%

Among the group of residents that felt their local area is currently feeling, or will feel, the effects of climate change in their lifetime, the top local area climate-related events were: Bushfires (82%), Droughts (56%) and Severe wind (54%). The top actions residents felt should be taken to address the effects of climate change in their local area were: Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals) (62%), Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (60%) and Provide options for recycling waste (e.g. household waste, food waste, e-waste, etc.). (58%).

How is your local area currently, or how do you expect it will, feel the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
What do you feel are the best ways to address the effects of climate change in your local area?
Huon Valley 2025
Bushfires
82%
Droughts
56%
Severe wind
54%
Flooding
46%
Extreme heat
46%
Storms
44%
Sea level rise
31%
Extremely cold temperatures
18%
Landslide
9%
Earthquakes
2%
Cyclones
1%
Other
10%
None of these
3%
Huon Valley 2025
Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals)
62%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
60%
Provide options for recycling waste (e.g. household waste, food waste, e-waste, etc.).
58%
Reduce pollution of the environment
57%
Conserve natural resources (e.g. air, water, soil, etc.)
56%
Adopt renewable energy sources
52%
Through more sustainable building and development practices
49%
Encourage residents to buy locally
48%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area (e.g. solar, wind, hydro, etc.)
46%
Create renewable energy sources
42%
The use of more sustainable transport options
41%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
38%
Other
8%
None of these
2%
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Impacts of climate change on residents

Among those that believe in climate change, 47% indicated that they themselves are currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 40% expected to within their lifetime. Of those, 13% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 56% somewhat confident. 29% were not confident.

Please select the extent to which climate change is impacting or will impact you personally in your lifetime?
How confident are you that you personally will be able to adapt to the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Huon Valley 2025
I am feeling the effects of climate change
47%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
40%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
13%
Huon Valley 2025
Very confident
13%
Somewhat confident
56%
Not very confident
24%
Not at all confident
5%
Don't know
3%

Among the group of residents that felt they are currently feeling, or will feel, the effects of climate change in their lifetime, the top personal impacts were: Increased household running costs (e.g. energy, water, insurance, etc) (78%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (65%) and Essential infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. water, electricity, gas, sanitation) (43%). 48% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 22% feel it will reduce their quality of life a lot.

How are you currently, or how do you expect to, personally feel the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Which of the following best represents how you believe the effects of climate change will affect your quality of life?
Huon Valley 2025
Increased household running costs (e.g. energy, water, insurance, etc)
78%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
65%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. water, electricity, gas, sanitation)
43%
Loss or damage to your home/property
38%
Challenges accessing essential services (e.g. emergency and health services)
34%
My ability to leave my home due to weather (e.g. extreme heat, cold, rain, storms, wind, etc.)
32%
Challenges getting around (e.g. damage to roads, public transport)
31%
Reduction in air quality
28%
My ability to access nature due to weather (e.g. erosion of parks, coastal areas, etc.)
27%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
23%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. roads, rail, public transport services)
22%
Reduced value to your home/property
16%
Other
6%
None of these
2%
Huon Valley 2025
It will improve a lot
2%
It will improve somewhat
5%
It will not change
14%
It will reduce somewhat
48%
It will reduce a lot
22%
Don't know
8%