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Lockyer Valley Regional Council community views

The Community Views team surveyed 356 residents from Laidley, Plainland and the East in July 2023.

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Insights workshop slides - 2023
Views.id platform tour
About the Living in Place community survey
Understanding Health and Wellbeing
Understanding Housing
Understanding Transport Infrastructure
Understanding Social Infrastructure
Understanding Financial Wellbeing and Economic Confidence
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Laidley, Plainland and the East in Lockyer Valley Regional Council

Laidley, Plainland and the East is made up of Kentville, Laidley, Laidley Heights, Mulgowie, Regency Downs, Laidley North, Kensington Grove, Glenore Grove, Forest Hill, Ropeley, Adare, Plainland, Lockyer Waters, Blenheim, Mount Sylvia, Hatton Vale, Mount Berryman, Thornton, Lawes, Laidley Creek West, Lockrose, Laidley South, Brightview, East Haldon, Summerholm, Upper Tenthill, Rockside, Churchable, Junction View, Crowley Vale, Lower Tenthill, College View, Ingoldsby, Lake Clarendon, Glen Cairn, and Lynford.

Living in Laidley, Plainland and the East

Laidley, Plainland and the East Overall Liveability Index
Laidley, Plainland and the East 2022
55.7
Lockyer Valley Regional Council
52.6
Gatton and the West
53.7
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

Laidley, Plainland and the East Overall Liveability Index

Laidley, Plainland and the East Overall Liveability Index 52.1

Lockyer Valley Regional Council Overall Liveability Index

Lockyer Valley Regional Council Overall Liveability Index 52.6

Laidley, Plainland and the East
Lockyer Valley Regional Council
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
69%
6.5
70%
6.4
Health services
Importance
Experience
51%
4.8
50%
4.8
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
47%
5.3
49%
5.2
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
42%
6.0
44%
6.0
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
39%
6.3
37%
6.2
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
39%
3.8
37%
3.9
Public transport
Importance
Experience
34%
2.1
29%
2.2
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
33%
4.1
34%
4.3
Making your way
Importance
Experience
31%
5.2
33%
5.4
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
26%
6.3
27%
6.3
Education
Importance
Experience
20%
5.4
19%
5.4
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
17%
5.4
18%
5.4
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
15%
6.1
14%
6.1
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
14%
5.6
14%
5.7
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
12%
5.2
14%
5.1
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
12%
4.7
12%
4.8
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Health and Wellbeing in Laidley, Plainland and the East

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?
Laidley, Plainland and the East (n = 356)
6.5
Very poor
Excellent
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Laidley, Plainland and the East (n = 356)
13%
62%
26%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
13%
62%
26%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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?
Laidley, Plainland and the East (n = 356)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Laidley, Plainland and the East (n = 356)
10%
73%
17%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
11%
71%
18%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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?
Laidley, Plainland and the East (n = 356)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
6.8
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Laidley, Plainland and the East (n = 356)
7%
78%
16%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
8%
76%
16%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Financial circumstances in Laidley, Plainland and the East

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?
Laidley, Plainland and the East (n = 356)
5.7
Very poor
Excellent
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
5.7
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Laidley, Plainland and the East (n = 356)
28%
55%
17%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
28%
54%
18%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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?
Laidley, Plainland and the East (n = 356)
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 480)
Always late
2%
2%
Often late
8%
7%
Sometimes late
30%
29%
Never late
60%
61%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Laidley, Plainland and the East (n = 356)
45%
43%
12%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
47%
43%
11%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Concerns & ideas in Laidley, Plainland and the East

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Laidley, Plainland and the East (n = 356)
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
Inflation/Cost of Living
56%
58%
Transport
36%
34%
Housing/Price of Housing
35%
37%
Healthcare/Hospitals
32%
30%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
31%
30%
Law & order
21%
21%
Unemployment
20%
17%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
15%
16%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
15%
16%
The Economy
10%
11%
Poverty/Inequality
6%
6%
Environmental Concerns
5%
5%
Education
5%
5%
Population/Overpopulation
5%
4%
Taxation
3%
4%
Immigration
2%
3%
Race Relations/Racism
1%
2%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
1%
1%
Defence
0%
0%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower