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Livingstone Shire community views

The Community Views team surveyed 245 residents from Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie in October 2025.

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Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie in Livingstone Shire

Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie is made up of Taroomball, Zilzie, Emu Park, Rosslyn, Mulambin, Kinka Beach, and Causeway Lake.

Living in Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie in October 2025

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Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie Overall Liveability Index
Livingstone Shire
60.0
Coastal Hinterlands North
59.3
Coastal Hinterlands South
58.1
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor
62.4
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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Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie Overall Liveability Index

Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie Overall Liveability Index 60.7

Livingstone Shire Overall Liveability Index

Livingstone Shire Overall Liveability Index 60.0

Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie
Livingstone Shire
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
71%
6.7
72%
6.4
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
63%
7.8
61%
7.7
Health services
Importance
Experience
53%
5.2
54%
5.2
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
41%
7.0
41%
6.8
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
39%
4.7
42%
4.5
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
39%
5.6
37%
5.3
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
33%
5.1
31%
5.4
Making your way
Importance
Experience
29%
6.1
26%
6.0
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
25%
4.9
23%
5.3
Education
Importance
Experience
21%
5.6
25%
6.1
Public transport
Importance
Experience
21%
5.1
15%
4.6
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
15%
6.2
16%
6.0
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
15%
6.3
16%
6.2
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
14%
6.7
15%
6.7
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
11%
6.2
12%
5.8
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
10%
6.3
14%
6.2
The arrows indicate whether a difference is statistically significant. Significance testing helps determine if a difference between two groups is likely real (shown by an arrow) or due to random chance (no arrow).
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Health and Wellbeing in Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 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?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
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Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
10%
60%
30%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
8%
58%
34%
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Stay the same
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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?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
7.6
Very poor
Excellent
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
7.5
Very poor
Excellent
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Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
7%
69%
24%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
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Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
9%
72%
19%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
7%
70%
24%
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Financial circumstances in Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 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?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
6.5
Very poor
Excellent
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
6.5
Very poor
Excellent
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Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
21%
56%
23%
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?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 233)
Livingstone Shire (n = 766)
Always late
1%
1%
Often late
4%
4%
Sometimes late
21%
24%
Never late
74%
72%
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Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
46%
44%
10%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
43%
45%
12%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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Concerns in Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie in October 2025

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
Inflation/Cost of Living
52%
53%
Housing/Price of Housing
49%
45%
Law & order
44%
40%
Healthcare/Hospitals
36%
35%
Population/Overpopulation
26%
28%
Transport
15%
14%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
12%
11%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
12%
11%
The Economy
9%
9%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
9%
12%
Taxation
8%
8%
Immigration
8%
7%
Education
7%
6%
Environmental Concerns
6%
7%
Poverty/Inequality
4%
5%
Unemployment
1%
5%
Race Relations/Racism
1%
3%
Defence
1%
1%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
0%
2%
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Climate & Environment in Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 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?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Yes, it is changing a lot
18%
18%
Yes, it is changing somewhat
45%
43%
No, it is not changing
25%
28%
Unsure
12%
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?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Very important
56%
57%
Somewhat important
30%
30%
Not very important
7%
7%
Not at all important
6%
5%
Unsure
1%
1%
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Tourism, Growth & Development in Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie in October 2025

How important do you think tourism is for the future of Livingstone Shire?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Very important
63%
60%
Somewhat important
33%
33%
Not very important
3%
4%
Not at all important
1%
3%
Unsure
0%
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?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
These places should remain as they are, with minimal change
14%
16%
These places should be carefully enhanced to support both visitors and locals
59%
57%
These places should be developed further to grow tourism opportunities
26%
26%
Don’t know / unsure
1%
1%
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Which statement best reflects your view on future growth in Livingstone Shire?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
The community should remain much as it is, with little change
11%
12%
The community should grow, but slowly and carefully
75%
70%
The community should encourage faster growth and development
13%
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 Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie in October 2025

Which of the following services do you currently use, access or experience in your local area or town?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Shops
96%
92%
Healthcare/medical
89%
87%
Hospitality
89%
82%
Recreation/leisure/fitness
62%
64%
Events
45%
46%
Entertainment/arts and culture
41%
46%
Library
39%
33%
Education
30%
32%
Sporting clubs
28%
28%
Community groups/community centre
24%
23%
Business services or support
18%
17%
Aged care/disability services
12%
10%
Child care
10%
12%
Youth services
4%
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?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Healthcare/medical
69%
69%
Shops
68%
62%
Events
41%
40%
Entertainment/arts and culture
39%
45%
Hospitality
28%
23%
Business services or support
21%
20%
Education
15%
16%
Recreation/leisure/fitness
13%
17%
Sporting clubs
10%
11%
Youth services
5%
4%
Aged care/disability services
4%
5%
Community groups/community centre
4%
6%
Library
2%
4%
Child care
0%
1%
None of these
8%
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?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Health services
61%
59%
Transport and infrastructure
48%
42%
Housing affordability and availability
39%
44%
Law enforcement
37%
36%
Tourism and economic development support
35%
33%
Economic development services
30%
30%
Environmental protection and management
26%
26%
Transport infrastructure and services
25%
23%
Public utilities
21%
24%
Education opportunities
18%
19%
Emergency services
17%
20%
Environment services
16%
16%
Social services
14%
18%
Public housing
11%
14%
Cultural services
10%
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?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Very likely
67%
63%
Likely
22%
23%
Unlikely
5%
7%
Very unlikely
2%
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"
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Strongly agree
20%
18%
Agree
49%
49%
Neither agree nor disagree
22%
21%
Disagree
6%
10%
Strongly disagree
2%
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"
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Strongly agree
37%
37%
Agree
51%
49%
Neither agree nor disagree
8%
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"
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Strongly agree
9%
10%
Agree
44%
41%
Neither agree nor disagree
27%
25%
Disagree
16%
19%
Strongly disagree
3%
4%
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What do you consider to be the three most significant safety concerns in Livingstone Shire?
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie 2025 (n = 245)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Robbery or burglary
56%
56%
Driver behaviour
53%
47%
Drug use
36%
35%
Theft
33%
35%
Anti-social behaviour
29%
28%
Vandalism
20%
18%
Domestic and family violence
15%
21%
Scams and cybercrime
11%
9%
Alcohol misuse
10%
10%
Littering
8%
8%
Assault
5%
7%
Racism
3%
6%
Homophobia
2%
1%
Sexual harassment or assault
1%
3%
Other
2%
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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