Sunshine Coast community views

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

16% 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 6.8 out of 10, on average, making it the 4th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2023, residents of Sunshine Coast placed less importance on High quality education opportunities and reported better local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
16%
6.8
April 2022
15%
6.7
Sunshine Coast 2021
15%
6.8
Australia: 2023
19%
6.5
Queensland: 2023
22%
6.6
South East Queensland: 2023
23%
6.8

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
16%
6.8
Urban A (n = 377)
14%
6.9
Urban B (n = 207)
16%
7.2
Urban C (n = 384)
16%
7.4
Urban D (n = 234)
13%
6.6
Rural 1 (n = 205)
17%
5.4
Rural 2 (n = 327)
16%
6.2

Gender

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
16%
6.8
Male (n = 629)
18%
6.8
Female (n = 1091)
14%
6.7

Age

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
16%
6.8
18 - 34 (n = 144)
18%
6.4
35 - 59 (n = 661)
17%
6.7
60 + (n = 872)
13%
7.0

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