This section presents the Overall Liveability Index and shows what the community believes makes somewhere a good place to live and how they experience their local area in that regard. It highlights the liveability attributes where residents local area experiences need to be maintained or improved to advance quality of life in their local area and gives you the ability to explore how the views compare to benchmarks, change across local areas and the influence of demography.
Huon Valley’s overall liveability – created by combining residents’ values and local area experiences – returned a Overall Liveability Index of 57.2 out of 100.
By this measure, liveability in Huon Valley is considered lower than Australia (62.5), Small Town & Rural (62.9), and Tasmania (57.9).
Living in Huon Valley - values & experiences matrix
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.
Affordable decent housing
Good job prospects
Education
Health services
Public transport
A lack of road congestion
Making your way
Social cohesion
Opportunity for all
Sense of community
Natural environment
Cultural facilities
Sports and recreation
Feeling safe
A prosperous economy
Shopping, leisure & dining
Greater Importance & Worse Experiences
Greater Importance & Better Experiences
Less important attributes
Living in Huon Valley – interactive explorer
Use the interactive explorer to understand how your community’s values and experiences compare to other similar locations and regional benchmarks. The explorer also allows you to understand values and experiences across small areas within your LGA and the role of demography. View this short video to learn more about this tool.
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).
