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Huon Valley Council community views

The Community Views team surveyed 76 residents from Geeveston and surrounds in October 2021.

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Views report - 2021

Geeveston and surrounds in Huon Valley

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

Living in Geeveston and surrounds in October 2021

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Geeveston and surrounds Overall Liveability Index
Huon Valley
57.2
Cygnet and surrounds
60.5
Dover and surrounds
57.0
Franklin and surrounds
55.8
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.

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

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Geeveston and surrounds Overall Liveability Index

Geeveston and surrounds Overall Liveability Index 58.5

Huon Valley Overall Liveability Index

Huon Valley Overall Liveability Index 57.2

Geeveston and surrounds
Huon Valley
Importance
Experience
Health services
Importance
Experience
64%
4.8
54%
4.9
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
59%
7.1
58%
7.1
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
55%
8.2
64%
7.8
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
50%
6.7
50%
6.6
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
48%
4.6
38%
4.2
Public transport
Importance
Experience
33%
4.9
25%
3.8
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
29%
5.8
33%
5.9
Education
Importance
Experience
29%
4.5
26%
4.3
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
29%
5.2
22%
5.2
Making your way
Importance
Experience
27%
6.4
23%
5.8
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
21%
4.3
17%
3.8
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
14%
4.6
22%
4.6
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
14%
7.0
26%
6.2
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
11%
4.9
15%
4.8
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
9%
5.5
11%
5.9
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
9%
5.4
15%
5.3
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 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?
Geeveston and surrounds 2021 (n = 76)
7.3
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 779)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
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Geeveston and surrounds 2021 (n = 76)
17%
46%
36%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley (n = 779)
15%
58%
27%
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Stay the same
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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?
Geeveston and surrounds 2021 (n = 76)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 779)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
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Geeveston and surrounds 2021 (n = 76)
14%
56%
30%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley (n = 779)
10%
67%
23%
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Stay the same
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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?
Geeveston and surrounds 2021 (n = 76)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 779)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
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Geeveston and surrounds 2021 (n = 76)
9%
66%
25%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley (n = 779)
8%
74%
18%
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Financial circumstances in Geeveston 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?
Geeveston and surrounds 2021 (n = 76)
6.0
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 779)
6.3
Very poor
Excellent
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Geeveston and surrounds 2021 (n = 76)
20%
61%
19%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley (n = 779)
14%
62%
24%
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Stay the same
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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?
Geeveston and surrounds 2021 (n = 74)
Huon Valley (n = 747)
Always late
1%
2%
Often late
11%
5%
Sometimes late
43%
27%
Never late
45%
66%
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Geeveston and surrounds 2021 (n = 76)
40%
48%
12%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley (n = 779)
29%
54%
17%
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Concerns in Geeveston and surrounds in October 2021

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Geeveston and surrounds 2021 (n = 76)
Huon Valley (n = 779)
Housing/Price of Housing
53%
52%
Healthcare/Hospitals
44%
41%
Unemployment
35%
26%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
31%
18%
Law & order
30%
16%
Transport
19%
26%
Environmental Concerns
18%
22%
Inflation/Cost of Living
16%
25%
Education
13%
14%
Poverty/Inequality
12%
13%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
10%
15%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
6%
7%
The Economy
5%
7%
Immigration
4%
1%
Population/Overpopulation
2%
11%
Defence
1%
1%
Taxation
0%
3%
Race Relations/Racism
0%
0%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
0%
2%
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