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Livingstone Shire community views

High quality education opportunities

While younger Australians tend to place a higher value on the provision of 'high quality education opportunities' when asked to consider what makes somewhere a good place to live, the changing nature of how we learn and work determines that one’s ability access and participate in high quality education across all ages and employment sectors will only become more important to our personal social progress, collective economic security and overall wellbeing.

High quality education opportunities in Livingstone Shire in 2025

25% of residents selected ‘High quality education opportunities’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 9th most important liveability aspect for Livingstone Shire residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘High quality education opportunities’ in their local area 6.1 out of 10, on average, making it the 7th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of Livingstone Shire placed greater importance on High quality education opportunities.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Livingstone Shire 2025
25%
6.1
Australia
20%
6.3
Regional Australia
21%
5.9
Queensland
19%
6.5
Central QLD
24%
5.5

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Livingstone Shire
25%
6.1
Coastal Hinterlands North (n = 86)
26%
6.2
Coastal Hinterlands South (n = 90)
24%
6.0
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor (n = 147)
20%
6.2
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie (n = 245)
21%
5.6
Rural North West & Rockyview - Glenlee - Glendale (n = 76)
32%
6.9
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon (n = 164)
28%
6.0

Gender

Importance
Experience
Livingstone Shire
25%
6.1
Male (n = 278)
19%
6.3
Female (n = 510)
28%
6.0

Age

Importance
Experience
Livingstone Shire
25%
6.1
18 - 34 (n = 91)
40%
6.1
35 - 59 (n = 322)
26%
5.9
60 + (n = 350)
12%
6.5

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