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Affordable decent housing

Understanding the provision of ‘affordable decent housing’ goes well beyond the dwelling. It seeks to contextualise the community’s view on ‘housing’ with two additional features – both of which are critical to informing public policy and private sector directions: the perception of value (represented in the attribute as affordable) and quality (represented as decent). ‘Affordable decent housing’ is often selected as one of the most important attributes that makes somewhere a good place to live. It is typically of higher importance to younger people and poorly experienced in established urban areas. Read more about .id's views on the importance of 'affordable decent housing' here.

Affordable decent housing in Livingstone Shire in 2025

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences

42% of residents selected ‘Affordable decent housing’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 4th most important liveability aspect for Livingstone Shire residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Affordable decent housing’ in their local area 4.5 out of 10, on average, making it the 16th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of Livingstone Shire placed less importance on Affordable decent housing.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Livingstone Shire 2025
42%
4.5
Australia
56%
4.5
Regional Australia
56%
4.4
Queensland
57%
4.3
Central QLD
57%
4.7

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Livingstone Shire
42%
4.5
Coastal Hinterlands North (n = 86)
40%
3.7
Coastal Hinterlands South (n = 90)
53%
4.5
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor (n = 147)
36%
4.7
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie (n = 245)
39%
4.7
Rural North West & Rockyview - Glenlee - Glendale (n = 76)
43%
5.2
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon (n = 164)
47%
4.4

Gender

Importance
Experience
Livingstone Shire
42%
4.5
Male (n = 278)
37%
4.8
Female (n = 510)
45%
4.4

Age

Importance
Experience
Livingstone Shire
42%
4.5
18 - 34 (n = 91)
58%
3.9
35 - 59 (n = 322)
39%
4.4
60 + (n = 350)
35%
5.1

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