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Livingstone Shire community views

The Community Views team surveyed 164 residents from Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon in October 2025.

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Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon in Livingstone Shire

Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon is made up of Yeppoon, Meikleville Hill, Barlows Hill, and Pacific Heights.

Living in Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon in October 2025

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Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon Overall Liveability Index
Livingstone Shire
60.0
Coastal Hinterlands North
59.3
Coastal Hinterlands South
58.1
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor
62.4
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie
60.7
Rural North West & Rockyview - Glenlee - Glenvale
61.9
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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Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon Overall Liveability Index

Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon Overall Liveability Index 57.8

Livingstone Shire Overall Liveability Index

Livingstone Shire Overall Liveability Index 60.0

Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon
Livingstone Shire
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
71%
6.3
72%
6.4
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
61%
7.5
61%
7.7
Health services
Importance
Experience
59%
5.0
54%
5.2
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
47%
4.4
42%
4.5
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
38%
4.9
37%
5.3
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
35%
6.5
41%
6.8
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
30%
5.4
31%
5.4
Education
Importance
Experience
28%
6.0
25%
6.1
Making your way
Importance
Experience
21%
5.7
26%
6.0
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
19%
5.2
23%
5.3
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
17%
6.7
15%
6.7
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
17%
6.0
16%
6.2
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
16%
5.9
16%
6.0
Public transport
Importance
Experience
16%
4.5
15%
4.6
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
15%
5.9
14%
6.2
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
11%
5.7
12%
5.8
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Health and Wellbeing in Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 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?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
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Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
9%
56%
35%
Get worse
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?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
7.4
Very poor
Excellent
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
7.5
Very poor
Excellent
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Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
6%
67%
27%
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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?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
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Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
5%
68%
27%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
7%
70%
24%
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Financial circumstances in Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 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?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
6.3
Very poor
Excellent
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
6.5
Very poor
Excellent
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Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
22%
57%
21%
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?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 149)
Livingstone Shire (n = 766)
Always late
0%
1%
Often late
6%
4%
Sometimes late
27%
24%
Never late
67%
72%
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Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
43%
46%
12%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
43%
45%
12%
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Stay the same
Get better
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Concerns in Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon in October 2025

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
Livingstone Shire (n = 808)
Housing/Price of Housing
50%
45%
Inflation/Cost of Living
50%
53%
Law & order
38%
40%
Healthcare/Hospitals
38%
35%
Population/Overpopulation
31%
28%
Transport
13%
14%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
13%
11%
The Economy
13%
9%
Unemployment
8%
5%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
8%
12%
Poverty/Inequality
7%
5%
Immigration
6%
7%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
6%
11%
Taxation
5%
8%
Environmental Concerns
5%
7%
Education
5%
6%
Race Relations/Racism
2%
3%
Defence
1%
1%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
1%
2%
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Climate & Environment in Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 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?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Yes, it is changing a lot
15%
18%
Yes, it is changing somewhat
46%
43%
No, it is not changing
25%
28%
Unsure
14%
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?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Very important
59%
57%
Somewhat important
30%
30%
Not very important
7%
7%
Not at all important
3%
5%
Unsure
1%
1%
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Tourism, Growth & Development in Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon in October 2025

How important do you think tourism is for the future of Livingstone Shire?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Very important
63%
60%
Somewhat important
31%
33%
Not very important
3%
4%
Not at all important
3%
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?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
These places should remain as they are, with minimal change
16%
16%
These places should be carefully enhanced to support both visitors and locals
53%
57%
These places should be developed further to grow tourism opportunities
29%
26%
Don’t know / unsure
2%
1%
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Which statement best reflects your view on future growth in Livingstone Shire?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
The community should remain much as it is, with little change
12%
12%
The community should grow, but slowly and carefully
68%
70%
The community should encourage faster growth and development
16%
16%
Don't know
4%
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 Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon in October 2025

Which of the following services do you currently use, access or experience in your local area or town?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Shops
95%
92%
Healthcare/medical
88%
87%
Hospitality
85%
82%
Recreation/leisure/fitness
67%
64%
Events
51%
46%
Entertainment/arts and culture
48%
46%
Education
31%
32%
Library
28%
33%
Sporting clubs
23%
28%
Community groups/community centre
22%
23%
Business services or support
16%
17%
Child care
12%
12%
Aged care/disability services
12%
10%
Youth services
2%
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?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Healthcare/medical
74%
69%
Shops
67%
62%
Entertainment/arts and culture
49%
45%
Events
41%
40%
Business services or support
22%
20%
Hospitality
22%
23%
Recreation/leisure/fitness
16%
17%
Education
13%
16%
Sporting clubs
7%
11%
Aged care/disability services
6%
5%
Community groups/community centre
4%
6%
Youth services
2%
4%
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?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Health services
63%
59%
Housing affordability and availability
47%
44%
Law enforcement
38%
36%
Transport and infrastructure
34%
42%
Economic development services
34%
30%
Tourism and economic development support
33%
33%
Transport infrastructure and services
26%
23%
Education opportunities
25%
19%
Environmental protection and management
23%
26%
Emergency services
23%
20%
Public utilities
19%
24%
Social services
18%
18%
Environment services
15%
16%
Public housing
12%
14%
Cultural services
6%
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?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Very likely
59%
63%
Likely
21%
23%
Unlikely
8%
7%
Very unlikely
3%
2%
Unsure
8%
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"
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Strongly agree
20%
18%
Agree
49%
49%
Neither agree nor disagree
15%
21%
Disagree
13%
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"
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Strongly agree
42%
37%
Agree
45%
49%
Neither agree nor disagree
9%
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"
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Strongly agree
11%
10%
Agree
43%
41%
Neither agree nor disagree
19%
25%
Disagree
20%
19%
Strongly disagree
6%
4%
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What do you consider to be the three most significant safety concerns in Livingstone Shire?
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon 2025 (n = 164)
Livingstone Shire (n = 799)
Robbery or burglary
58%
56%
Driver behaviour
43%
47%
Drug use
34%
35%
Theft
32%
35%
Domestic and family violence
29%
21%
Anti-social behaviour
26%
28%
Vandalism
22%
18%
Scams and cybercrime
10%
9%
Assault
10%
7%
Racism
7%
6%
Alcohol misuse
6%
10%
Sexual harassment or assault
4%
3%
Littering
3%
8%
Homophobia
0%
1%
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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