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Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease

While the concept of a 15, 20 or whatever minute city is a really nice aspiration, well intentioned and reasonable policy for some places, we believe that prescribing the "minute" target as the goal really doesn’t account for human preferences. It’s too top down, and not resident-led. Instead, we think it’s better to understand how the community views their ability to access essential services – such as employment, education and healthcare – with relative ease.

Making your way to and from services with ease in Livingstone Shire in 2025

26% of residents selected ‘Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 8th most important liveability aspect for Livingstone Shire residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease’ in their local area 6.0 out of 10, on average, making it the 9th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of Livingstone Shire placed less importance on Making your way to and from services with ease.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Livingstone Shire 2025
26%
6.0
Australia
30%
6.0
Regional Australia
28%
5.9
Queensland
32%
5.6
Central QLD
24%
5.9

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Livingstone Shire
26%
6.0
Coastal Hinterlands North (n = 86)
19%
6.0
Coastal Hinterlands South (n = 90)
26%
5.8
Cooee Bay, Taranganba And Lammermoor (n = 147)
27%
6.2
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach & Emu Park & Zilzie (n = 245)
29%
6.1
Rural North West & Rockyview - Glenlee - Glendale (n = 76)
32%
6.1
Yeppoon And Northern Yeppoon (n = 164)
21%
5.7

Gender

Importance
Experience
Livingstone Shire
26%
6.0
Male (n = 278)
26%
5.8
Female (n = 510)
26%
6.1

Age

Importance
Experience
Livingstone Shire
26%
6.0
18 - 34 (n = 91)
26%
6.3
35 - 59 (n = 322)
25%
5.8
60 + (n = 350)
28%
6.1

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