About the Participants in Sunshine Coast

The Community Views team surveyed 1734 of your residents across the Sunshine Coast in August 2023.

Gender
Sunshine Coast
Male
37%
Female
63%
Other
0%
Age
Sunshine Coast
18 - 34
9%
35 - 59
39%
60 +
52%
Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin?
Sunshine Coast
No
98%
Yes – Aboriginal
2%
Yes – Torres Strait Islander
0%
Yes – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
0%
Do you speak a language other than English at home?
Sunshine Coast
No – English only
92%
Yes – Arabic
0%
Yes – Cantonese
0%
Yes – Greek
0%
Yes – Hindi
0%
Yes – Italian
1%
Yes – Mandarin
0%
Yes – Punjabi
0%
Yes – Spanish
1%
Yes – Tagalog
0%
Yes – Vietnamese
0%
Other
6%
Household composition?
Sunshine Coast
One-parent family with dependent children
4%
Couple with dependent children
16%
Couple with non-dependent children
22%
Couple only
27%
Lone person
17%
Other type of household
14%
What type of home do you live in?
Sunshine Coast
Separate house
71%
Flat/Apartment
14%
Terrace/Townhouse
8%
Something else
7%
Is your home owned or rented by a member of your household?
Sunshine Coast
Fully owned
54%
Being purchased
26%
Being rented
16%
Something else
4%
Are you currently working?
Sunshine Coast
Yes - full time
27%
Yes - part time
15%
Yes - casually
9%
No - looking for work
5%
No - not looking for work / retired
45%
Which industry do you work in?
Sunshine Coast
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
3%
Mining
2%
Manufacturing
3%
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services
2%
Construction
6%
Wholesale Trade
2%
Retail Trade
9%
Accommodation and Food Services
4%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing
4%
Information Media and Telecommunications
3%
Financial and Insurance Services
3%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services
1%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
6%
Administrative and Support Services
5%
Public Administration and Safety
2%
Education and Training
11%
Health Care and Social Assistance
20%
Arts and Recreation Services
1%
Other Services
13%
In which country were you born?
Sunshine Coast
Australia
73%
New Zealand
6%
China
0%
India
0%
Philippines
0%
Vietnam
0%
Italy
0%
South Africa
2%
Malaysia
0%
Sri Lanka
0%
Somewhere else
17%
Do you suffer or have you suffered from any of the following conditions?
Sunshine Coast
Arthritis
28%
Asthma
17%
Cancer (including remission)
11%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)
0%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)
7%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)
8%
Kidney disease
3%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)
4%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)
31%
Stroke
2%
Any other long-term condition(s)
18%
No long-term health condition(s)
29%
Suburb level SEIFA cohort (profile.id)
Sunshine Coast
0 - 25th Percentile
6%
25th - 50th Percentile
31%
50th - 75th Percentile
54%
75th - 100th Percentile
10%
Urban Growth Corridor
Sunshine Coast
Urban Growth Corridor Suburb
31%
Not Urban Growth Corridor Suburb
69%

Note - A data-normalisation technique called ‘weighting’ has been applied to help the survey sample better represent the population of interest. Weighting improves the quality of the survey sample by creating an adjustment factor for each participant. Download the ‘about the survey’ supplement to understand the weighting used for this project.