Sunshine Coast community views

A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences

Understanding the relative value your community places on 'a diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences' and how they experience this attribute in their local area is important to understand the role, function and future of our places. With forecasts predicting growth in hospitality related occupations, and disruptions to the retail sector changing consumer habits, keeping a pulse on how the community views this topic in their local area serves an important role in planning and advocacy. Read more about .id's views on the importance of 'a diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences' here.

Shopping, leisure and dining experiences in Sunshine Coast

Greater Importance & Better Experiences

32% of residents selected ‘A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 7th most important liveability aspect for Sunshine Coast residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences’ in their local area 6.2 out of 10, on average, making it the 8th most positively experienced attribute of 16.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
32%
6.2
April 2022
30%
6.3
Sunshine Coast 2021
31%
6.3
Australia: 2023
31%
6.2
Queensland: 2023
31%
6.1
South East Queensland: 2023
32%
6.5

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
32%
6.2
Urban A (n = 377)
35%
6.3
Urban B (n = 207)
33%
7.1
Urban C (n = 384)
34%
6.8
Urban D (n = 234)
28%
5.8
Rural 1 (n = 205)
31%
4.9
Rural 2 (n = 327)
29%
5.7

Gender

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
32%
6.2
Male (n = 629)
29%
6.3
Female (n = 1091)
33%
6.2

Age

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
32%
6.2
18 - 34 (n = 144)
27%
5.7
35 - 59 (n = 661)
30%
6.2
60 + (n = 872)
37%
6.6

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