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Huon Valley Council community views

The Community Views team surveyed 292 residents from Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds in October 2021.

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Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds in Huon Valley

Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds is made up of Huonville, Lucaston, Grove, Ranelagh, Judbury, Crabtree, Mountain River, Lonnavale, and Lower Longley.

Living in Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds

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Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds Overall Liveability Index
Huon Valley
57.2
Cygnet and surrounds
60.5
Dover and surrounds
57.0
Franklin and surrounds
55.8
Geeveston and surrounds
58.5
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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Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds Overall Liveability Index

Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds Overall Liveability Index 54.8

Huon Valley Overall Liveability Index

Huon Valley Overall Liveability Index 57.2

Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds
Huon Valley
Importance
Experience
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
64%
7.4
64%
7.8
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
64%
6.6
58%
7.1
Health services
Importance
Experience
47%
4.7
54%
4.9
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
44%
6.1
50%
6.6
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
36%
4.3
38%
4.2
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
32%
5.8
26%
6.2
Education
Importance
Experience
32%
4.0
26%
4.3
Making your way
Importance
Experience
30%
5.9
23%
5.8
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
28%
4.2
22%
4.6
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
25%
5.8
33%
5.9
Public transport
Importance
Experience
22%
3.9
25%
3.8
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
19%
5.1
22%
5.2
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
17%
3.8
17%
3.8
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
15%
5.0
15%
5.3
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
14%
5.9
11%
5.9
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
10%
4.2
15%
4.8
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Health and Wellbeing in Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds

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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 292)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley 2021 (n = 779)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
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Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 292)
16%
56%
27%
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Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley 2021 (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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 292)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley 2021 (n = 779)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
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Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 292)
9%
69%
22%
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Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley 2021 (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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 292)
6.8
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley 2021 (n = 779)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
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Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 292)
7%
76%
17%
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Stay the same
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Huon Valley 2021 (n = 779)
8%
74%
18%
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Financial circumstances in Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds

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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 292)
6.4
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley 2021 (n = 779)
6.3
Very poor
Excellent
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Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 292)
11%
61%
28%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley 2021 (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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 292)
Huon Valley 2021 (n = 747)
Always late
2%
2%
Often late
5%
5%
Sometimes late
24%
27%
Never late
69%
66%
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Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 292)
29%
54%
17%
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Stay the same
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Huon Valley 2021 (n = 779)
29%
54%
17%
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Concerns & ideas in Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 292)
Huon Valley 2021 (n = 779)
Housing/Price of Housing
48%
52%
Healthcare/Hospitals
36%
41%
Inflation/Cost of Living
29%
25%
Unemployment
28%
26%
Law & order
22%
16%
Transport
21%
26%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
20%
18%
Education
17%
14%
Environmental Concerns
16%
22%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
14%
15%
Population/Overpopulation
11%
11%
Poverty/Inequality
11%
13%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
9%
7%
The Economy
8%
7%
Taxation
5%
3%
Immigration
2%
1%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
1%
2%
Race Relations/Racism
1%
0%
Defence
0%
1%
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