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Huon Valley Council community views

Feeling safe

Feeling safe and secure has been described as the bedrock upon which our more social and aspirational needs can be met. It’s been argued that if we do not feel safe and secure, we simply cannot participate to our fullest extent. To this end, it’s no surprise that ‘feeling safe’ is often nominated as the most important attribute that contributes to making somewhere a good place to live. Read more about .id's views on the importance of 'feeling safe' here.

Feeling safe in Huon Valley

Greater Importance & Better Experiences

58% of residents selected ‘Feeling safe’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 2nd most important liveability aspect for Huon Valley residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Feeling safe’ in their local area 7.1 out of 10, on average, making it the 2nd most positively experienced attribute of 16.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley
58%
7.1
Australia
60%
6.8
Small Town & Rural
60%
7.5
Tasmania
61%
7.1

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley
58%
7.1
Cygnet and surrounds (n = 230)
50%
7.6
Dover and surrounds (n = 80)
62%
7.3
Franklin and surrounds (n = 101)
53%
7.2
Geeveston and surrounds (n = 76)
59%
7.1
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 292)
64%
6.6

Gender

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley
58%
7.1
Male (n = 216)
57%
7.1
Female (n = 544)
58%
7.2
Other (n = 11)
36%
4.6

Age

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley
58%
7.1
18 - 34 (n = 105)
57%
7.0
35 - 59 (n = 387)
57%
7.1
60 + (n = 265)
58%
7.2

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