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Huon Valley Council community views

Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease

While the concept of a 15, 20 or whatever minute city is a really nice aspiration, well intentioned and reasonable policy for some places, we believe that prescribing the "minute" target as the goal really doesn’t account for human preferences. It’s too top down, and not resident-led. Instead, we think it’s better to understand how the community views their ability to access essential services – such as employment, education and healthcare – with relative ease.

Making your way to and from services with ease in Huon Valley in 2025

21% of residents selected ‘Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 11th most important liveability aspect for Huon Valley residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease’ in their local area 5.8 out of 10, on average, making it the 7th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of Huon Valley placed less importance on Making your way to and from services with ease.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley 2025
21%
5.8
Australia
30%
6.0
Regional Australia
28%
5.9
Tasmania
33%
6.0

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley
21%
5.8
Cygnet and surrounds (n = 348)
18%
5.8
Dover and surrounds (n = 144)
25%
5.1
Franklin and surrounds (n = 163)
21%
5.8
Geeveston and surrounds (n = 159)
25%
5.5
Huonville/Ranelagh and surrounds (n = 432)
22%
6.0

Gender

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley
21%
5.8
Male (n = 430)
20%
5.8
Female (n = 775)
22%
5.9

Age

Importance
Experience
Huon Valley
21%
5.8
15 - 34 (n = 183)
23%
6.1
35 - 59 (n = 537)
21%
5.8
60 + (n = 448)
20%
5.7

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