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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 Lockyer Valley Regional Council

19% of residents selected ‘High quality education opportunities’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 11th most important liveability aspect for Lockyer Valley Regional Council residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘High quality education opportunities’ in their local area 5.4 out of 10, on average, making it the 7th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2023, residents of Lockyer Valley Regional Council reported worse local area experiences for High quality education opportunities.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Lockyer Valley Regional Council
19%
5.4
May 2022
21%
5.7
Australia: 2023
19%
6.5
Queensland: 2023
22%
6.6
Regional Australia: 2023
19%
5.9
South East Queensland: 2023
23%
6.8

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Lockyer Valley Regional Council
19%
5.4
Gatton and the West (n = 151)
19%
5.5
Laidley, Plainland and the East (n = 356)
20%
5.4

Gender

Importance
Experience
Lockyer Valley Regional Council
19%
5.4
Male (n = 149)
17%
5.8
Female (n = 353)
21%
5.3

Age

Importance
Experience
Lockyer Valley Regional Council
19%
5.4
18 - 34 (n = 63)
24%
4.7
35 - 59 (n = 260)
18%
5.4
60 + (n = 164)
16%
6.2

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