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Gatton and the West in Lockyer Valley Regional Council

Gatton and the West is made up of Gatton, Woodlands, Grantham, Lockyer, Withcott, Helidon Spa, Mount Whitestone, Placid Hills, Flagstone Creek, Helidon, Lilydale, Blanchview, Upper Lockyer, Rockmount, Stockyard, Carpendale, Fordsdale, Iredale, Murphy's Creek, Silver Ridge, Ma Ma Creek, Winwill, Derrymore, Fifteen Mile, Buaraba South, Woodbine, and Black Duck Creek.

Living in Gatton and the West

Gatton and the West Overall Liveability Index
Gatton and the West 2022
56.7
Lockyer Valley Regional Council
52.6
Laidley, Plainland and the East
52.1
Collected July 2023

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

Gatton and the West Overall Liveability Index

Gatton and the West Overall Liveability Index 53.7

Lockyer Valley Regional Council Overall Liveability Index

Lockyer Valley Regional Council Overall Liveability Index 52.6

Gatton and the West
Lockyer Valley Regional Council
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
72%
6.3
70%
6.4
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
52%
5.1
49%
5.2
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
48%
5.8
44%
6.0
Health services
Importance
Experience
47%
4.8
50%
4.8
Making your way
Importance
Experience
38%
5.8
33%
5.4
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
35%
4.7
34%
4.3
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
33%
5.9
37%
6.2
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
33%
4.2
37%
3.9
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
28%
6.2
27%
6.3
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
20%
5.4
18%
5.4
Education
Importance
Experience
19%
5.5
19%
5.4
Public transport
Importance
Experience
18%
2.3
29%
2.2
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
17%
5.0
14%
5.1
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
16%
6.0
14%
5.7
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
13%
6.0
14%
6.1
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
12%
4.9
12%
4.8
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Health and Wellbeing in Gatton and the West

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?
Gatton and the West (n = 151)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
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Significantly lower
Gatton and the West (n = 151)
14%
62%
25%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
13%
62%
26%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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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?
Gatton and the West (n = 151)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
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Gatton and the West (n = 151)
13%
67%
20%
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Get better
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
11%
71%
18%
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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?
Gatton and the West (n = 151)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
6.8
Very poor
Excellent
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Gatton and the West (n = 151)
12%
70%
18%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
8%
76%
16%
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Financial circumstances in Gatton and the West

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?
Gatton and the West (n = 151)
5.8
Very poor
Excellent
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
5.7
Very poor
Excellent
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Gatton and the West (n = 151)
28%
51%
21%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
28%
54%
18%
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Stay the same
Get better
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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?
Gatton and the West (n = 151)
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 480)
Always late
3%
2%
Often late
5%
7%
Sometimes late
27%
29%
Never late
65%
61%
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Gatton and the West (n = 151)
50%
42%
8%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
47%
43%
11%
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Concerns & ideas in Gatton and the West

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Gatton and the West (n = 151)
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
Inflation/Cost of Living
60%
58%
Housing/Price of Housing
41%
37%
Transport
29%
34%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
27%
30%
Healthcare/Hospitals
26%
30%
Law & order
23%
21%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
19%
16%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
19%
16%
The Economy
13%
11%
Unemployment
12%
17%
Poverty/Inequality
7%
6%
Taxation
5%
4%
Immigration
5%
3%
Environmental Concerns
4%
5%
Education
4%
5%
Race Relations/Racism
3%
2%
Population/Overpopulation
3%
4%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
1%
1%
Defence
1%
0%
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