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High quality education opportunities

While younger Australians tend to place a higher value on the provision of 'high quality education opportunities' when asked to consider what makes somewhere a good place to live, the changing nature of how we learn and work determines that one’s ability access and participate in high quality education across all ages and employment sectors will only become more important to our personal social progress, collective economic security and overall wellbeing.

High quality education opportunities in Huon Valley in 2025

23% of residents selected ‘High quality education opportunities’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 10th most important liveability aspect for Huon Valley residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘High quality education opportunities’ in their local area 4.1 out of 10, on average, making it the 14th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of Huon Valley placed greater importance on High quality education opportunities and reported worse local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley 2025
23%
4.1
Australia
20%
6.3
Regional Australia
21%
5.9
Tasmania
25%
5.4

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley
23%
4.1
Cygnet and surrounds (n = 348)
20%
4.4
Dover and surrounds (n = 144)
28%
3.8
Franklin and surrounds (n = 163)
19%
4.1
Geeveston and surrounds (n = 159)
22%
3.9
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 432)
25%
4.1

Gender

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley
23%
4.1
Male (n = 430)
22%
4.1
Female (n = 775)
23%
4.2

Age

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley
23%
4.1
15 - 34 (n = 183)
32%
4.0
35 - 59 (n = 537)
22%
4.0
60 + (n = 448)
17%
4.3

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