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The Community Views team surveyed 159 residents from Geeveston and surrounds in May 2025.

Geeveston and surrounds in Huon Valley

Geeveston and surrounds is made up of Port Huon and Geeveston.

Living in Geeveston and surrounds in May 2025

Geeveston and surrounds Overall Liveability Index
Huon Valley
55.5
Cygnet and surrounds
57.8
Dover and surrounds
53.3
Franklin and surrounds
56.3
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds
54.8
Collected May 2025

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.

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences    Greater Importance & Better Experiences    Less important attributes

Geeveston and surrounds Overall Liveability Index

Geeveston and surrounds Overall Liveability Index 53.5

Huon Valley Overall Liveability Index

Huon Valley Overall Liveability Index 55.5

Geeveston and surrounds
Huon Valley
Importance
Experience
Health services
Importance
Experience
62%
3.1
58%
4.4
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
58%
7.9
58%
7.7
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
56%
6.4
61%
6.6
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
48%
6.6
48%
6.6
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
38%
4.8
41%
4.6
Public transport
Importance
Experience
31%
4.8
30%
4.1
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
27%
5.8
27%
6.0
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
27%
3.9
23%
4.0
Making your way
Importance
Experience
25%
5.5
21%
5.8
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
24%
3.9
24%
4.2
Education
Importance
Experience
22%
3.9
23%
4.1
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
21%
5.1
20%
5.4
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
18%
4.8
17%
5.1
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
16%
6.6
20%
6.3
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
12%
5.3
16%
4.9
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
12%
5.6
11%
6.0
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 Geeveston and surrounds in May 2025

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?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 158)
6.8
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 1245)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 159)
15%
61%
24%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
13%
60%
27%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 158)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 1245)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 158)
12%
71%
17%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley (n = 1245)
8%
72%
20%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 158)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 1243)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 159)
12%
71%
17%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley (n = 1243)
8%
73%
19%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Financial circumstances in Geeveston and surrounds in May 2025

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?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 159)
6.0
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 1244)
6.1
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 159)
27%
51%
21%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
21%
55%
24%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 149)
Huon Valley (n = 1191)
Always late
3%
2%
Often late
7%
5%
Sometimes late
25%
29%
Never late
64%
64%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 159)
52%
42%
6%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
41%
52%
7%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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Significantly lower

Impacts of climate change in Geeveston and surrounds in May 2025

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 159)
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
Climate change is happening and is caused entirely or mostly by human activities
48%
52%
Climate change is happening and is caused equally by human activities and natural causes
33%
29%
Climate change is happening and is caused entirely or mostly by natural causes
5%
7%
Climate change is happening, but I am not sure what is causing it
6%
5%
I do not believe climate change is happening
8%
8%
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Significantly lower

Among those that believe in climate change, 59% 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, 4% were very confident that their local area would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 38% somewhat confident. 56% 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?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 147)
Huon Valley (n = 1164)
My local area is feeling the effects of climate change
59%
60%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect it will in my lifetime
30%
30%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
12%
10%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 131)
Huon Valley (n = 1057)
Very confident
4%
6%
Somewhat confident
38%
37%
Not very confident
37%
38%
Not at all confident
19%
16%
Don't know
2%
4%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

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 (80%), Droughts (54%) 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) (66%), Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (60%) and Conserve natural resources (e.g. air, water, soil, 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?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 131)
Huon Valley (n = 1055)
Bushfires
80%
82%
Droughts
54%
56%
Severe wind
54%
54%
Flooding
46%
46%
Storms
45%
44%
Extreme heat
39%
46%
Sea level rise
27%
31%
Extremely cold temperatures
25%
18%
Landslide
10%
9%
Earthquakes
3%
2%
Cyclones
1%
1%
Other
10%
10%
None of these
5%
3%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 131)
Huon Valley (n = 1057)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals)
66%
62%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
60%
60%
Conserve natural resources (e.g. air, water, soil, etc.)
58%
56%
Provide options for recycling waste (e.g. household waste, food waste, e-waste, etc.).
58%
58%
Reduce pollution of the environment
53%
57%
Through more sustainable building and development practices
50%
49%
Adopt renewable energy sources
48%
52%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area (e.g. solar, wind, hydro, etc.)
48%
46%
Encourage residents to buy locally
45%
48%
Create renewable energy sources
40%
42%
The use of more sustainable transport options
40%
41%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
36%
38%
Other
10%
8%
None of these
2%
2%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Impacts of climate change on residents

Among those that believe in climate change, 50% indicated that they themselves are currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 36% expected to within their lifetime. Of those, 12% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 53% somewhat confident. 33% 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?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 147)
Huon Valley (n = 1164)
I am feeling the effects of climate change
50%
47%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
36%
40%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
14%
13%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 128)
Huon Valley (n = 1023)
Very confident
12%
13%
Somewhat confident
53%
56%
Not very confident
25%
24%
Not at all confident
7%
5%
Don't know
3%
3%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

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) (82%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (71%) and Essential infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. water, electricity, gas, sanitation) (48%). 46% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 27% 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?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 128)
Huon Valley (n = 1023)
Increased household running costs (e.g. energy, water, insurance, etc)
82%
78%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
71%
65%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. water, electricity, gas, sanitation)
48%
43%
Challenges accessing essential services (e.g. emergency and health services)
38%
34%
Loss or damage to your home/property
36%
38%
Challenges getting around (e.g. damage to roads, public transport)
32%
31%
My ability to leave my home due to weather (e.g. extreme heat, cold, rain, storms, wind, etc.)
29%
32%
Reduction in air quality
26%
28%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. roads, rail, public transport services)
25%
22%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
24%
23%
My ability to access nature due to weather (e.g. erosion of parks, coastal areas, etc.)
21%
27%
Reduced value to your home/property
16%
16%
Other
5%
6%
None of these
0%
2%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 128)
Huon Valley (n = 1023)
It will improve a lot
3%
2%
It will improve somewhat
5%
5%
It will not change
11%
14%
It will reduce somewhat
46%
48%
It will reduce a lot
27%
22%
Don't know
9%
8%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Concerns in Geeveston and surrounds in May 2025

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 159)
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
Healthcare/Hospitals
57%
42%
Inflation/Cost of Living
44%
47%
Law & order
25%
26%
Environmental Concerns
24%
27%
Housing/Price of Housing
22%
35%
Transport
16%
20%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
16%
11%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
15%
10%
The Economy
15%
13%
Education
15%
14%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
14%
13%
Unemployment
13%
15%
Poverty/Inequality
9%
12%
Population/Overpopulation
6%
5%
Taxation
2%
4%
Defence
2%
1%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
1%
1%
Immigration
1%
2%
Race Relations/Racism
1%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Local Area and Council in Geeveston and surrounds in May 2025

Where do you connect and interact with others in your community?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 159)
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
The local shops
58%
55%
Local events
57%
50%
Cafes and restaurants
53%
52%
Your local park
43%
29%
On my street
40%
36%
Community/town halls
33%
24%
Community groups
32%
30%
Recreation centres
23%
12%
Sporting clubs
20%
23%
Libraries
15%
16%
Schools
11%
16%
Cultural and Religious institutions
5%
8%
Seniors centres
2%
1%
Youth centres
2%
3%
Somewhere else
18%
15%
I don’t connect / interact with others in my community
11%
9%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Which of the following do you find yourself needing to leave the Huon Valley to access?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 154)
Huon Valley (n = 1218)
Healthcare (general practitioner, specialist doctors, allied health services, hospitals)
83%
72%
Shops (department stores, specialty retailers, shopping centres)
79%
78%
Leisure (cinemas, restaurants, cafes, bars)
55%
59%
Events (concerts, festivals, markets, exhibitions)
55%
53%
Work
31%
39%
School (college, university, TAFE, specialised training courses)
20%
26%
Recreation (swimming pools, fitness centres, youth centres)
14%
21%
Sporting clubs (cricket, football, netball, gymnastics)
10%
10%
Community groups (arts groups, hobby groups, special interest clubs)
10%
13%
Childcare (daycare centres, after-school programs, specialised care services)
4%
4%
Other
6%
5%
None of the above
0%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

What "other" services do you find yourself needing to leave the Huon Valley to access?
Thinking about parks, public facilities and open/green spaces in the Huon Valley, which of the following elements are most important when making a decision to visit them?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 159)
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
Amenity (cleanliness, graffiti cleaning, public seating and benches, public toilets, garbage bins)
69%
69%
Ease of access features (close to home, easy to find, availability of carparking and bicycle facilities)
47%
41%
Pathways and walkways
35%
32%
Dog friendly areas
31%
28%
Access to wildlife habitats, environmental/bush land settings
28%
30%
Safety and lighting
27%
28%
Trees and shrubs
23%
21%
Mixed use (good mix of retail, hospitality, professional services, community services, residential and open spaces on offer)
21%
26%
Accessibility features (ramps, smooth pathways, accessible restrooms for people experiencing disability)
20%
18%
Welcoming and inclusive design
18%
18%
Public furniture (e.g. tables, barbecue facilities)
17%
20%
Events and activations (e.g. concerts, shows and exhibitions)
17%
15%
Nighttime activity (entertainment, restaurants and pubs)
14%
14%
Play equipment
12%
14%
Understanding and connecting to Indigenous heritage
10%
6%
Aesthetics and public art (shopfront upgrades, creative lighting, murals, sculptures)
9%
11%
Signage for wayfinding
9%
8%
Shades
9%
11%
Flower beds and gardens
8%
8%
Open lawns (e.g. for picnics, lounging)
8%
9%
Community notice boards
8%
6%
Drinking fountains
6%
5%
Pavilions and gazebos
3%
3%
None of the above
2%
3%
Other
0%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

What "other" elements are important when making a decision to visit parks, public facilities and open/green spaces in the Huon Valley?
How could we make it easier for you to participate in Council's consultation and engagement activities?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 159)
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
Demonstrate how feedback influences decisions
52%
47%
Improve communication about upcoming opportunities
51%
47%
Enhance transparency in the decision-making process
49%
46%
Provide more convenient locations or online options
33%
35%
Offer more flexible timing options
26%
25%
Connect consultation topics more clearly to community impacts
26%
25%
Provide support for those less confident in sharing opinions
22%
21%
Diversify engagement formats to suit different preferences
20%
15%
Create more welcoming and supportive participation environments
20%
19%
Streamline the number of consultations
12%
11%
Offer multilingual support and culturally inclusive approaches
2%
5%
Other suggestions
4%
4%
No changes needed - I'm satisfied with current options
8%
9%
Not interested in participating
7%
9%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

What "other" suggestions do you have to make it easier for you to participate in Council's consultation and engagement activities?

Sustainable Behaviours and Natural Hazards in Geeveston and surrounds in May 2025

Minimising waste through intentional purchasing decisions
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 159)
Huon Valley (n = 1242)
Currently doing
69%
72%
Not doing, but would like to do
17%
16%
None of these
13%
12%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Minimising waste through repurposing or reusing
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 157)
Huon Valley (n = 1243)
Currently doing
78%
80%
Not doing, but would like to do
12%
11%
None of these
10%
8%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Recycling wherever possible
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 157)
Huon Valley (n = 1244)
Currently doing
87%
90%
Not doing, but would like to do
8%
6%
None of these
5%
3%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Composting my food waste
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 158)
Huon Valley (n = 1245)
Currently doing
68%
70%
Not doing, but would like to do
23%
20%
None of these
9%
10%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Growing some of my own food
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 156)
Huon Valley (n = 1242)
Currently doing
71%
68%
Not doing, but would like to do
20%
24%
None of these
9%
8%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Choosing to buy local goods and services as much as I can
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 158)
Huon Valley (n = 1245)
Currently doing
83%
78%
Not doing, but would like to do
12%
17%
None of these
5%
5%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Having rooftop solar and/or home battery storage
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 156)
Huon Valley (n = 1240)
Currently doing
38%
41%
Not doing, but would like to do
36%
41%
None of these
26%
19%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Buying green power
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 156)
Huon Valley (n = 1238)
Currently doing
25%
19%
Not doing, but would like to do
29%
39%
None of these
46%
42%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Taking steps to reduce energy use in my home or business
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 157)
Huon Valley (n = 1242)
Currently doing
74%
71%
Not doing, but would like to do
9%
14%
None of these
17%
14%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Taking steps to reduce water use in my home or business
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 157)
Huon Valley (n = 1243)
Currently doing
71%
72%
Not doing, but would like to do
13%
14%
None of these
16%
15%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Gardening for biodiversity and taking actions to enhance habitat for wildlife
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 156)
Huon Valley (n = 1240)
Currently doing
52%
55%
Not doing, but would like to do
26%
26%
None of these
22%
19%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Being involved in environmental programs or groups (e.g. Bushcare, land for wildlife)
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 156)
Huon Valley (n = 1237)
Currently doing
18%
16%
Not doing, but would like to do
33%
35%
None of these
49%
50%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Responding to road signage related to animal crossings
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 158)
Huon Valley (n = 1242)
Currently doing
76%
77%
Not doing, but would like to do
7%
7%
None of these
18%
16%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Using green transport regularly (e.g. electric vehicle, bike, public transport)
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 157)
Huon Valley (n = 1239)
Currently doing
20%
17%
Not doing, but would like to do
28%
30%
None of these
52%
54%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Which of the following natural disaster preparation tasks have you undertaken within the last year?
Geeveston and surrounds 2025 (n = 159)
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
I am using the TasALERT App
72%
63%
I know what type of emergencies could affect me or my property
68%
69%
I have completed maintenance activities around my house to reduce my risk
60%
53%
I have created an emergency evacuation plan with my household
37%
39%
I know what the Australian Warning System means
35%
36%
My emergency evacuation plan considers any special needs that my household may have
31%
35%
I have an emergency kit ready in case I need to evacuate
26%
20%
I have an emergency kit ready in case I need to shelter at home (for up to 3 days)
24%
19%
I have talked with neighbours about how we can help each other during an emergency
18%
19%
The people who support me can assist me during an emergency
17%
16%
I have practised my emergency evacuation plan
9%
7%
Other
2%
3%
None of the above
8%
8%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
What "other" natural disaster preparation tasks have you undertaken in the last year?