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Good job prospects

Understanding resident perspectives on the provision of 'good job prospects' in their local area shines a light on how the community views the labour market opportunities now, and into the future. Considered highly important to younger people when they’re thinking about what makes somewhere a good place to live, the provision of 'good job prospects' is clearly an attractor quality for local areas looking to grow and retain working age people.

Good job prospects in Toowoomba

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences

30% of residents selected ‘Good job prospects’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 8th most important liveability aspect for Toowoomba residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Good job prospects’ in their local area 5.4 out of 10, on average, making it the 13th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2023, residents of Toowoomba placed greater importance on Good job prospects.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Toowoomba
30%
5.4
June 2022
30%
5.8
Australia: 2023
26%
5.8
Queensland: 2023
29%
5.6
Regional Australia: 2023
29%
5.6
South East Queensland: 2023
26%
5.5

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Toowoomba
30%
5.4
Rest of Toowoomba (n = 227)
27%
5.2
Central Toowoomba (n = 405)
31%
5.5

Gender

Importance
Experience
Toowoomba
30%
5.4
Male (n = 205)
32%
5.4
Female (n = 416)
29%
5.4

Age

Importance
Experience
Toowoomba
30%
5.4
18 - 34 (n = 80)
36%
4.9
35 - 59 (n = 240)
32%
5.5
60 + (n = 289)
20%
5.8

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