Sunshine Coast’s overall liveability – created by combining residents’ values and local area experiences – returned a Overall Liveability Index of 60.9 out of 100. By this measure, liveability in Sunshine Coast is considered consistent with Sunshine Coast 2021 (60.9) and Queensland: 2023 (60.9) and lower than Australia: 2023 (62.6) and South East Queensland: 2023 (62.2).
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When asked to select the five attributes that they believe make somewhere a good place to live, residents of Sunshine Coast were most likely to select [imp ATTRIBUTE 1 & (%)], [imp ATTRIBUTE 2 & (%)] and [imp ATTRIBUTE 3 & (%)]. When asked to rate their local area experiences against all 16 attributes, Sunshine Coast residents’ most positive experiences included [exp ATTRIBUTE 1 & (mean)], [exp ATTRIBUTE 2 & (mean)] and [imp ATTRIBUTE 3 & (mean)].