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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 Sunshine Coast

15% of residents selected ‘High quality education opportunities’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 12th most important liveability aspect for Sunshine Coast residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘High quality education opportunities’ in their local area 6.7 out of 10, on average, making it the 5th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2024, residents of Sunshine Coast placed less importance on High quality education opportunities.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
15%
6.7
August 2023
16%
6.8
Australia: 2024
18%
6.7
Queensland: 2024
17%
7.0
South East Queensland: 2024
18%
7.4
Regional Australia: 2024
18%
5.9

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
15%
6.7
Urban A (n = 424)
16%
6.9
Urban B (n = 244)
15%
7.2
Urban C (n = 539)
17%
7.2
Urban D (n = 204)
14%
6.2
Rural 1 (n = 211)
14%
5.7
Rural 2 (n = 322)
15%
6.4

Gender

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
15%
6.7
Male (n = 603)
14%
6.8
Female (n = 1284)
16%
6.7
Other (n = 12)
5%
5.2

Age

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
15%
6.7
18 - 34 (n = 526)
15%
6.2
35 - 59 (n = 516)
19%
6.7
60 + (n = 804)
12%
7.1

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