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Huon Valley Council community views

The Community Views team surveyed 101 residents from Franklin and surrounds in October 2021.

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Views report - 2021

Franklin and surrounds in Huon Valley

Franklin and surrounds is made up of Franklin, Glen Huon, and Castle Forbes Bay.

Living in Franklin and surrounds in October 2021

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Franklin and surrounds Overall Liveability Index
Huon Valley
57.2
Cygnet and surrounds
60.5
Dover and surrounds
57.0
Geeveston and surrounds
58.5
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds
54.8
Collected October 2021

Use the values and experiences matrix to understand the relationship between what your residents believe makes somewhere a good place to live and how they experience their local area in that regard. The matrix highlights the attributes that your community believe needs to maintained and improved to advance overall liveability.

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Franklin and surrounds Overall Liveability Index

Franklin and surrounds Overall Liveability Index 55.8

Huon Valley Overall Liveability Index

Huon Valley Overall Liveability Index 57.2

Franklin and surrounds
Huon Valley
Importance
Experience
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
65%
7.8
64%
7.8
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
53%
7.2
58%
7.1
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
53%
6.4
50%
6.6
Health services
Importance
Experience
49%
4.2
54%
4.9
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
39%
6.0
33%
5.9
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
33%
4.0
38%
4.2
Education
Importance
Experience
29%
4.1
26%
4.3
Public transport
Importance
Experience
25%
3.8
25%
3.8
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
23%
5.1
22%
5.2
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
23%
6.3
26%
6.2
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
22%
4.2
15%
4.8
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
21%
4.3
22%
4.6
Making your way
Importance
Experience
20%
5.9
23%
5.8
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
18%
3.5
17%
3.8
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
16%
5.3
15%
5.3
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
10%
6.1
11%
5.9
The arrows indicate whether a difference is statistically significant. Significance testing helps determine if a difference between two groups is likely real (shown by an arrow) or due to random chance (no arrow).
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Health and Wellbeing in Franklin and surrounds in October 2021

Physical Health
How would you rate your physical health?
Do you think your physical health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Franklin and surrounds 2021 (n = 101)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 779)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
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Franklin and surrounds 2021 (n = 101)
16%
64%
21%
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Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley (n = 779)
15%
58%
27%
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Mental Health
How would you rate your mental health?
Do you think your mental health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Franklin and surrounds 2021 (n = 101)
7.5
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 779)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
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Franklin and surrounds 2021 (n = 101)
7%
70%
23%
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Get better
Huon Valley (n = 779)
10%
67%
23%
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Social wellbeing
How would you rate your social wellbeing?
Do you think your social wellbeing will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Franklin and surrounds 2021 (n = 101)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 779)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
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Franklin and surrounds 2021 (n = 101)
9%
78%
13%
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Huon Valley (n = 779)
8%
74%
18%
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Financial circumstances in Franklin and surrounds in October 2021

How would you rate your personal financial circumstances?
Do you think your personal financial circumstance will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Franklin and surrounds 2021 (n = 101)
6.4
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 779)
6.3
Very poor
Excellent
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Franklin and surrounds 2021 (n = 101)
14%
64%
22%
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Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley (n = 779)
14%
62%
24%
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How often, if ever, are you late meeting your financial commitments?
Do you think the economic situation in your local area will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Franklin and surrounds 2021 (n = 95)
Huon Valley (n = 747)
Always late
4%
2%
Often late
5%
5%
Sometimes late
22%
27%
Never late
70%
66%
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Franklin and surrounds 2021 (n = 101)
23%
53%
23%
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Stay the same
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Huon Valley (n = 779)
29%
54%
17%
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Concerns in Franklin and surrounds in October 2021

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Franklin and surrounds 2021 (n = 101)
Huon Valley (n = 779)
Housing/Price of Housing
57%
52%
Healthcare/Hospitals
54%
41%
Unemployment
27%
26%
Environmental Concerns
24%
22%
Inflation/Cost of Living
22%
25%
Transport
22%
26%
Poverty/Inequality
17%
13%
Education
16%
14%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
15%
18%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
14%
15%
Law & order
9%
16%
Population/Overpopulation
8%
11%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
7%
7%
The Economy
4%
7%
Defence
3%
1%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
2%
2%
Race Relations/Racism
1%
0%
Taxation
0%
3%
Immigration
0%
1%
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