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Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals

While never selected among the most important attributes that Australians believe makes somewhere a good place to live, the delivery of 'cultural facilities such as museums, galleries and festivals' form an ever-increasing part of our services, experiences and tourism economies. From large cities to silo towns, investment in the arts will continue to be popular lever used to activate place renewal. And, to this end, understanding the community's views on cultural facilities makes an important contribution to our overall understanding of places.

Cultural facilities in Sunshine Coast

11% of residents selected ‘Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 16th most important liveability aspect for Sunshine Coast residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals’ in their local area 4.9 out of 10, on average, making it the 13th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2024, residents of Sunshine Coast placed less importance on Cultural facilities and reported worse local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
11%
4.9
August 2023
12%
4.9
Australia: 2024
16%
6.2
Queensland: 2024
19%
6.3
South East Queensland: 2024
21%
6.5
Regional Australia: 2024
12%
5.8

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
11%
4.9
Urban A (n = 424)
11%
5.4
Urban B (n = 244)
9%
4.9
Urban C (n = 539)
12%
4.7
Urban D (n = 204)
12%
4.4
Rural 1 (n = 211)
9%
5.1
Rural 2 (n = 322)
12%
4.8

Gender

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
11%
4.9
Male (n = 603)
8%
4.8
Female (n = 1284)
12%
5.0
Other (n = 12)
22%
3.4

Age

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
11%
4.9
18 - 34 (n = 526)
13%
4.3
35 - 59 (n = 516)
11%
4.9
60 + (n = 804)
10%
5.4

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