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Huon Valley Council community views

The Community Views team surveyed 432 residents from Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds in May 2025.

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Views report - 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 in May 2025

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Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds Overall Liveability Index
Huon Valley
55.5
Cygnet and surrounds
57.8
Dover and surrounds
53.3
Franklin and surrounds
56.3
Geeveston and surrounds
53.5
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

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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 55.5

Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds
Huon Valley
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
66%
6.2
61%
6.6
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
56%
7.3
58%
7.7
Health services
Importance
Experience
53%
4.7
58%
4.4
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
45%
6.4
48%
6.6
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
44%
4.8
41%
4.6
Public transport
Importance
Experience
30%
4.3
30%
4.1
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
29%
4.2
24%
4.2
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
25%
4.3
23%
4.0
Education
Importance
Experience
25%
4.1
23%
4.1
Making your way
Importance
Experience
22%
6.0
21%
5.8
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
21%
5.6
20%
5.4
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
21%
5.9
27%
6.0
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
20%
6.0
20%
6.3
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
16%
5.1
17%
5.1
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
16%
4.5
16%
4.9
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
11%
6.3
11%
6.0
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Health and Wellbeing in Huonville/Ranelagh 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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 1245)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
12%
58%
30%
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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 1245)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
7%
72%
21%
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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 1243)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
7%
75%
18%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Huon Valley (n = 1243)
8%
73%
19%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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Financial circumstances in Huonville/Ranelagh 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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 430)
6.1
Very poor
Excellent
Huon Valley (n = 1244)
6.1
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
19%
55%
27%
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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 417)
Huon Valley (n = 1191)
Always late
2%
2%
Often late
4%
5%
Sometimes late
30%
29%
Never late
64%
64%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
39%
53%
8%
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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Impacts of climate change in Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds in May 2025

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
Climate change is happening and is caused entirely or mostly by human activities
46%
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
7%
7%
Climate change is happening, but I am not sure what is causing it
4%
5%
I do not believe climate change is happening
11%
8%
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Among those that believe in climate change, 57% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 31% 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 41% somewhat confident. 48% 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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 394)
Huon Valley (n = 1164)
My local area is feeling the effects of climate change
57%
60%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect it will in my lifetime
31%
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
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 350)
Huon Valley (n = 1057)
Very confident
6%
6%
Somewhat confident
41%
37%
Not very confident
34%
38%
Not at all confident
13%
16%
Don't know
6%
4%
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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 (82%), Droughts (55%) and Flooding (54%). The top actions residents felt should be taken to address the effects of climate change in their local area were: Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (61%), Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals) (57%) and Provide options for recycling waste (e.g. household waste, food waste, e-waste, etc.). (55%).

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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 350)
Huon Valley (n = 1055)
Bushfires
82%
82%
Droughts
55%
56%
Flooding
54%
46%
Severe wind
54%
54%
Extreme heat
50%
46%
Storms
43%
44%
Extremely cold temperatures
20%
18%
Sea level rise
19%
31%
Landslide
9%
9%
Cyclones
2%
1%
Earthquakes
2%
2%
Other
7%
10%
None of these
4%
3%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 350)
Huon Valley (n = 1057)
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
61%
60%
Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals)
57%
62%
Provide options for recycling waste (e.g. household waste, food waste, e-waste, etc.).
55%
58%
Reduce pollution of the environment
53%
57%
Conserve natural resources (e.g. air, water, soil, etc.)
51%
56%
Adopt renewable energy sources
49%
52%
Encourage residents to buy locally
48%
48%
Through more sustainable building and development practices
47%
49%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area (e.g. solar, wind, hydro, etc.)
41%
46%
The use of more sustainable transport options
39%
41%
Create renewable energy sources
35%
42%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
33%
38%
Other
7%
8%
None of these
2%
2%
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Impacts of climate change on residents

Among those that believe in climate change, 42% indicated that they themselves are currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 44% expected to within their lifetime. Of those, 11% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 58% somewhat confident. 28% 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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 394)
Huon Valley (n = 1164)
I am feeling the effects of climate change
42%
47%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
44%
40%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
14%
13%
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Significantly lower
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 343)
Huon Valley (n = 1023)
Very confident
11%
13%
Somewhat confident
58%
56%
Not very confident
24%
24%
Not at all confident
4%
5%
Don't know
3%
3%
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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) (78%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (62%) and Loss or damage to your home/property (37%). 47% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 21% 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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 343)
Huon Valley (n = 1023)
Increased household running costs (e.g. energy, water, insurance, etc)
78%
78%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
62%
65%
Loss or damage to your home/property
37%
38%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. water, electricity, gas, sanitation)
36%
43%
My ability to leave my home due to weather (e.g. extreme heat, cold, rain, storms, wind, etc.)
31%
32%
Challenges accessing essential services (e.g. emergency and health services)
31%
34%
My ability to access nature due to weather (e.g. erosion of parks, coastal areas, etc.)
30%
27%
Challenges getting around (e.g. damage to roads, public transport)
29%
31%
Reduction in air quality
28%
28%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
22%
23%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. roads, rail, public transport services)
19%
22%
Reduced value to your home/property
17%
16%
Other
5%
6%
None of these
3%
2%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 343)
Huon Valley (n = 1023)
It will improve a lot
2%
2%
It will improve somewhat
5%
5%
It will not change
17%
14%
It will reduce somewhat
47%
48%
It will reduce a lot
21%
22%
Don't know
8%
8%
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Concerns in Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds in May 2025

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
Inflation/Cost of Living
50%
47%
Healthcare/Hospitals
36%
42%
Law & order
34%
26%
Housing/Price of Housing
34%
35%
Transport
20%
20%
Environmental Concerns
19%
27%
Education
16%
14%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
14%
13%
The Economy
13%
13%
Unemployment
13%
15%
Poverty/Inequality
11%
12%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
11%
10%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
10%
11%
Population/Overpopulation
6%
5%
Taxation
6%
4%
Immigration
2%
2%
Race Relations/Racism
2%
1%
Defence
1%
1%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
0%
1%
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Local Area and Council in Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds in May 2025

Where do you connect and interact with others in your community?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
Cafes and restaurants
47%
52%
The local shops
47%
55%
Local events
45%
50%
On my street
32%
36%
Community groups
28%
30%
Your local park
25%
29%
Sporting clubs
24%
23%
Schools
16%
16%
Libraries
16%
16%
Community/town halls
16%
24%
Recreation centres
11%
12%
Cultural and Religious institutions
5%
8%
Youth centres
4%
3%
Seniors centres
0%
1%
Somewhere else
15%
15%
I don’t connect / interact with others in my community
8%
9%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Which of the following do you find yourself needing to leave the Huon Valley to access?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 425)
Huon Valley (n = 1218)
Shops (department stores, specialty retailers, shopping centres)
79%
78%
Leisure (cinemas, restaurants, cafes, bars)
65%
59%
Healthcare (general practitioner, specialist doctors, allied health services, hospitals)
64%
72%
Events (concerts, festivals, markets, exhibitions)
53%
53%
Work
43%
39%
School (college, university, TAFE, specialised training courses)
30%
26%
Recreation (swimming pools, fitness centres, youth centres)
20%
21%
Community groups (arts groups, hobby groups, special interest clubs)
17%
13%
Sporting clubs (cricket, football, netball, gymnastics)
10%
10%
Childcare (daycare centres, after-school programs, specialised care services)
5%
4%
Other
6%
5%
None of the above
1%
1%
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What "other" services do you find yourself needing to leave the Huon Valley to access?
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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?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
Amenity (cleanliness, graffiti cleaning, public seating and benches, public toilets, garbage bins)
74%
69%
Ease of access features (close to home, easy to find, availability of carparking and bicycle facilities)
41%
41%
Safety and lighting
33%
28%
Pathways and walkways
30%
32%
Mixed use (good mix of retail, hospitality, professional services, community services, residential and open spaces on offer)
26%
26%
Access to wildlife habitats, environmental/bush land settings
25%
30%
Dog friendly areas
24%
28%
Accessibility features (ramps, smooth pathways, accessible restrooms for people experiencing disability)
19%
18%
Public furniture (e.g. tables, barbecue facilities)
19%
20%
Trees and shrubs
19%
21%
Welcoming and inclusive design
19%
18%
Nighttime activity (entertainment, restaurants and pubs)
16%
14%
Play equipment
15%
14%
Events and activations (e.g. concerts, shows and exhibitions)
14%
15%
Shades
12%
11%
Aesthetics and public art (shopfront upgrades, creative lighting, murals, sculptures)
11%
11%
Open lawns (e.g. for picnics, lounging)
9%
9%
Flower beds and gardens
8%
8%
Signage for wayfinding
6%
8%
Drinking fountains
4%
5%
Understanding and connecting to Indigenous heritage
4%
6%
None of the above
3%
3%
Community notice boards
3%
6%
Pavilions and gazebos
3%
3%
Other
2%
1%
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Significantly lower
What "other" elements are important when making a decision to visit parks, public facilities and open/green spaces in the Huon Valley?
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How could we make it easier for you to participate in Council's consultation and engagement activities?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
Improve communication about upcoming opportunities
48%
47%
Demonstrate how feedback influences decisions
41%
47%
Enhance transparency in the decision-making process
41%
46%
Provide more convenient locations or online options
35%
35%
Offer more flexible timing options
26%
25%
Provide support for those less confident in sharing opinions
24%
21%
Connect consultation topics more clearly to community impacts
24%
25%
Create more welcoming and supportive participation environments
17%
19%
Diversify engagement formats to suit different preferences
14%
15%
Streamline the number of consultations
10%
11%
Offer multilingual support and culturally inclusive approaches
5%
5%
Other suggestions
5%
4%
No changes needed - I'm satisfied with current options
9%
9%
Not interested in participating
12%
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?
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Sustainable Behaviours and Natural Hazards in Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds in May 2025

Minimising waste through intentional purchasing decisions
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 431)
Huon Valley (n = 1242)
Currently doing
67%
72%
Not doing, but would like to do
20%
16%
None of these
14%
12%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Minimising waste through repurposing or reusing
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
Huon Valley (n = 1243)
Currently doing
75%
80%
Not doing, but would like to do
15%
11%
None of these
10%
8%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Recycling wherever possible
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
Huon Valley (n = 1244)
Currently doing
89%
90%
Not doing, but would like to do
8%
6%
None of these
4%
3%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Composting my food waste
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
Huon Valley (n = 1245)
Currently doing
61%
70%
Not doing, but would like to do
24%
20%
None of these
15%
10%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Growing some of my own food
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 431)
Huon Valley (n = 1242)
Currently doing
62%
68%
Not doing, but would like to do
28%
24%
None of these
10%
8%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Choosing to buy local goods and services as much as I can
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
Huon Valley (n = 1245)
Currently doing
73%
78%
Not doing, but would like to do
21%
17%
None of these
6%
5%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Having rooftop solar and/or home battery storage
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 430)
Huon Valley (n = 1240)
Currently doing
38%
41%
Not doing, but would like to do
42%
41%
None of these
20%
19%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Buying green power
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 429)
Huon Valley (n = 1238)
Currently doing
16%
19%
Not doing, but would like to do
43%
39%
None of these
42%
42%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Taking steps to reduce energy use in my home or business
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
Huon Valley (n = 1242)
Currently doing
67%
71%
Not doing, but would like to do
16%
14%
None of these
17%
14%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Taking steps to reduce water use in my home or business
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
Huon Valley (n = 1243)
Currently doing
67%
72%
Not doing, but would like to do
17%
14%
None of these
16%
15%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Gardening for biodiversity and taking actions to enhance habitat for wildlife
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
Huon Valley (n = 1240)
Currently doing
49%
55%
Not doing, but would like to do
28%
26%
None of these
23%
19%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Being involved in environmental programs or groups (e.g. Bushcare, land for wildlife)
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 430)
Huon Valley (n = 1237)
Currently doing
13%
16%
Not doing, but would like to do
36%
35%
None of these
51%
50%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Responding to road signage related to animal crossings
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 431)
Huon Valley (n = 1242)
Currently doing
73%
77%
Not doing, but would like to do
10%
7%
None of these
16%
16%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Using green transport regularly (e.g. electric vehicle, bike, public transport)
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 430)
Huon Valley (n = 1239)
Currently doing
17%
17%
Not doing, but would like to do
27%
30%
None of these
56%
54%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Which of the following natural disaster preparation tasks have you undertaken within the last year?
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds 2025 (n = 432)
Huon Valley (n = 1246)
I know what type of emergencies could affect me or my property
66%
69%
I am using the TasALERT App
58%
63%
I have completed maintenance activities around my house to reduce my risk
48%
53%
I know what the Australian Warning System means
36%
36%
I have created an emergency evacuation plan with my household
35%
39%
My emergency evacuation plan considers any special needs that my household may have
30%
35%
The people who support me can assist me during an emergency
16%
16%
I have talked with neighbours about how we can help each other during an emergency
15%
19%
I have an emergency kit ready in case I need to evacuate
15%
20%
I have an emergency kit ready in case I need to shelter at home (for up to 3 days)
13%
19%
I have practised my emergency evacuation plan
7%
7%
Other
4%
3%
None of the above
10%
8%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
What "other" natural disaster preparation tasks have you undertaken in the last year?
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