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A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences

Understanding the relative value your community places on 'a diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences' and how they experience this attribute in their local area is important to understand the role, function and future of our places. With forecasts predicting growth in hospitality related occupations, and disruptions to the retail sector changing consumer habits, keeping a pulse on how the community views this topic in their local area serves an important role in planning and advocacy. Read more about .id's views on the importance of 'a diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences' here.

Shopping, leisure and dining experiences in Huon Valley in 2025

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences

24% of residents selected ‘A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 8th most important liveability aspect for Huon Valley residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences’ in their local area 4.2 out of 10, on average, making it the 13th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of Huon Valley reported worse local area experiences for Shopping, leisure and dining experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley 2025
24%
4.2
Australia
26%
6.1
Regional Australia
24%
5.4
Tasmania
23%
5.0

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley
24%
4.2
Cygnet and surrounds (n = 348)
19%
5.0
Dover and surrounds (n = 144)
20%
2.9
Franklin and surrounds (n = 163)
21%
3.9
Geeveston and surrounds (n = 159)
24%
3.9
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 432)
29%
4.2

Gender

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley
24%
4.2
Male (n = 430)
25%
4.2
Female (n = 775)
22%
4.3

Age

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley
24%
4.2
15 - 34 (n = 183)
21%
4.3
35 - 59 (n = 537)
25%
4.0
60 + (n = 448)
25%
4.4

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