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Toowoomba community views

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 Toowoomba

Greater Importance & Better Experiences

31% 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 6th most important liveability aspect for Toowoomba residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences’ in their local area 6.1 out of 10, on average, making it the 5th most positively experienced attribute of 16.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Toowoomba
31%
6.1
June 2022
30%
6.1
Australia: 2023
31%
6.2
Queensland: 2023
31%
6.1
Regional Australia: 2023
27%
5.3
South East Queensland: 2023
32%
6.5

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Toowoomba
31%
6.1
Rest of Toowoomba (n = 227)
26%
5.3
Central Toowoomba (n = 405)
33%
6.5

Gender

Importance
Experience
Toowoomba
31%
6.1
Male (n = 205)
27%
6.1
Female (n = 416)
32%
6.1

Age

Importance
Experience
Toowoomba
31%
6.1
18 - 34 (n = 80)
34%
5.6
35 - 59 (n = 240)
26%
6.0
60 + (n = 289)
33%
6.6

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