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Livingstone Shire community views

The Community Views team surveyed 147 residents from Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor in October 2025.

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Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor in Livingstone Shire

Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor is made up of Lammermoor, Taranganba, and Cooee Bay.

Living in Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor in October 2025

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Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor Overall Liveability Index
Livingstone Shire
60.0
Coastal Hinterlands North
59.3
Coastal Hinterlands South
58.1
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie
60.7
Rural North West & Rockyview - Glenlee - Glenvale
61.9
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon
57.8
Collected October 2025

Use the values and experiences matrix to understand the relationship between what your residents believe makes somewhere a good place to live and how they experience their local area in that regard. The matrix highlights the attributes that your community believe needs to maintained and improved to advance overall liveability.

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences    Greater Importance & Better Experiences    Less important attributes

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Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor Overall Liveability Index

Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor Overall Liveability Index 62.4

Livingstone Shire Overall Liveability Index

Livingstone Shire Overall Liveability Index 60.0

Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor
Livingstone Shire
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
65%
6.5
72%
6.4
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
62%
8.0
61%
7.7
Health services
Importance
Experience
54%
5.5
54%
5.2
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
44%
7.1
41%
6.8
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
36%
4.7
42%
4.5
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
36%
5.8
31%
5.4
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
33%
5.1
37%
5.3
Making your way
Importance
Experience
27%
6.2
26%
6.0
Education
Importance
Experience
20%
6.2
25%
6.1
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
20%
5.7
23%
5.3
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
19%
6.4
16%
6.2
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
19%
5.7
12%
5.8
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
17%
6.5
16%
6.0
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
16%
6.3
14%
6.2
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
16%
6.9
15%
6.7
Public transport
Importance
Experience
15%
5.3
15%
4.6
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Health and Wellbeing in Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor in October 2025

Physical Health

How would you rate your physical health?
Do you think your physical health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
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Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
10%
54%
37%
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Stay the same
Get better
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
8%
58%
34%
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Mental Health

How would you rate your mental health?
Do you think your mental health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
7.6
Very poor
Excellent
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
7.5
Very poor
Excellent
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Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
4%
64%
32%
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Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
6%
67%
27%
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Social wellbeing

How would you rate your social wellbeing?
Do you think your social wellbeing will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
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Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
7%
69%
24%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
7%
70%
24%
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Financial circumstances in Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor in October 2025

How would you rate your personal financial circumstances?
Do you think your personal financial circumstance will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
6.5
Very poor
Excellent
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
6.5
Very poor
Excellent
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Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
22%
50%
28%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
23%
52%
25%
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How often, if ever, are you late meeting your financial commitments?
Do you think the economic situation in your local area will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 141)
Livingstone Shire (n = 766)
Always late
1%
1%
Often late
1%
4%
Sometimes late
25%
24%
Never late
73%
72%
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Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
36%
46%
18%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
43%
45%
12%
Get worse
Stay the same
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Concerns in Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor in October 2025

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
Inflation/Cost of Living
49%
53%
Housing/Price of Housing
47%
45%
Healthcare/Hospitals
42%
35%
Law & order
39%
40%
Population/Overpopulation
29%
28%
Transport
13%
14%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
12%
11%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
12%
11%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
10%
12%
Environmental Concerns
8%
7%
The Economy
8%
9%
Taxation
6%
8%
Immigration
6%
7%
Education
6%
6%
Poverty/Inequality
4%
5%
Unemployment
4%
5%
Race Relations/Racism
3%
3%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
2%
2%
Defence
0%
1%
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Climate & Environment in Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor in October 2025

In your view, is the local environment in Livingstone Shire (e.g. weather, seasons, coastal areas, bushland) changing compared with the past?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Yes, it is changing a lot
22%
18%
Yes, it is changing somewhat
40%
43%
No, it is not changing
24%
28%
Unsure
15%
12%
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Regardless of the cause, how important do you think it is for Council and the community to plan for potential future impacts such as heatwaves, storms, sea level rise, or bushfires?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Very important
57%
57%
Somewhat important
34%
30%
Not very important
7%
7%
Not at all important
2%
5%
Unsure
1%
1%
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Tourism, Growth & Development in Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor in October 2025

How important do you think tourism is for the future of Livingstone Shire?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Very important
60%
60%
Somewhat important
34%
33%
Not very important
5%
4%
Not at all important
0%
3%
Unsure
1%
0%
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Thinking about our natural assets (such as Great Keppel Island, the Capricorn Coast foreshore, the Capricorn Coast Caves, Byfield National Park and Keppel Bay), which of the following best matches your view?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
These places should remain as they are, with minimal change
13%
16%
These places should be carefully enhanced to support both visitors and locals
63%
57%
These places should be developed further to grow tourism opportunities
23%
26%
Don’t know / unsure
1%
1%
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Which statement best reflects your view on future growth in Livingstone Shire?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
The community should remain much as it is, with little change
5%
12%
The community should grow, but slowly and carefully
75%
70%
The community should encourage faster growth and development
18%
16%
Don't know
1%
1%
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What do you think are the biggest benefits or drawbacks of growth in Livingstone Shire?
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Service Provision and Advocacy in Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor in October 2025

Which of the following services do you currently use, access or experience in your local area or town?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Shops
94%
92%
Healthcare/medical
86%
87%
Hospitality
83%
82%
Recreation/leisure/fitness
74%
64%
Entertainment/arts and culture
54%
46%
Events
50%
46%
Library
36%
33%
Education
31%
32%
Sporting clubs
31%
28%
Community groups/community centre
23%
23%
Business services or support
17%
17%
Child care
12%
12%
Aged care/disability services
7%
10%
Youth services
3%
3%
None of these
0%
2%
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What do you find yourself needing to leave your local area or town to access?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Healthcare/medical
63%
69%
Shops
59%
62%
Entertainment/arts and culture
43%
45%
Events
38%
40%
Hospitality
21%
23%
Business services or support
19%
20%
Recreation/leisure/fitness
17%
17%
Education
15%
16%
Sporting clubs
11%
11%
Community groups/community centre
5%
6%
Aged care/disability services
5%
5%
Library
3%
4%
Youth services
2%
4%
Child care
0%
1%
None of these
9%
10%
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Do you experience any barriers to accessing services or spaces within your local area or town? If so, what are those barriers?
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Which of the following areas would you most like Council to advocate for on behalf of the community?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Health services
65%
59%
Housing affordability and availability
44%
44%
Transport and infrastructure
41%
42%
Tourism and economic development support
37%
33%
Law enforcement
34%
36%
Environmental protection and management
29%
26%
Economic development services
26%
30%
Emergency services
20%
20%
Education opportunities
20%
19%
Transport infrastructure and services
20%
23%
Social services
20%
18%
Public utilities
17%
24%
Environment services
15%
16%
Public housing
14%
14%
Cultural services
11%
8%
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What made you choose to live in the Livingstone area?
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How likely is it that you will remain living in the Livingstone area in the long-term?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Very likely
69%
63%
Likely
22%
23%
Unlikely
6%
7%
Very unlikely
0%
2%
Unsure
4%
6%
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Why is it unlikely you will remain living in the Livingstone area?
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Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statement: "I feel safe living in Livingstone Shire"
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Strongly agree
16%
18%
Agree
55%
49%
Neither agree nor disagree
21%
21%
Disagree
7%
10%
Strongly disagree
1%
2%
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Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statement: "I feel safe during the day in Livingstone Shire"
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Strongly agree
42%
37%
Agree
48%
49%
Neither agree nor disagree
7%
9%
Disagree
3%
4%
Strongly disagree
1%
1%
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Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statement: "I feel safe at night in Livingstone Shire"
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Strongly agree
12%
10%
Agree
40%
41%
Neither agree nor disagree
28%
25%
Disagree
17%
19%
Strongly disagree
3%
4%
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What do you consider to be the three most significant safety concerns in Livingstone Shire?
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor 2025 (n = 147)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Robbery or burglary
61%
56%
Driver behaviour
45%
47%
Drug use
33%
35%
Theft
33%
35%
Anti-social behaviour
30%
28%
Domestic and family violence
23%
21%
Vandalism
18%
18%
Racism
10%
6%
Littering
9%
8%
Alcohol misuse
6%
10%
Assault
4%
7%
Sexual harassment or assault
4%
3%
Scams and cybercrime
4%
9%
Homophobia
1%
1%
Other
1%
2%
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What other things do you consider to be the most significant safety concerns in Livingstone Shire?
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