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Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease

While the concept of a 15, 20 or whatever minute city is a really nice aspiration, well intentioned and reasonable policy for some places, we believe that prescribing the "minute" target as the goal really doesn’t account for human preferences. It’s too top down, and not resident-led. Instead, we think it’s better to understand how the community views their ability to access essential services – such as employment, education and healthcare – with relative ease.

Making your way to and from services with ease in Sunshine Coast

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences

32% of residents selected ‘Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 8th most important liveability aspect for Sunshine Coast residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease’ in their local area 5.3 out of 10, on average, making it the 11th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2024, residents of Sunshine Coast reported worse local area experiences for Making your way to and from services with ease.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
32%
5.3
August 2023
29%
5.3
Australia: 2024
32%
6.4
Queensland: 2024
33%
6.1
South East Queensland: 2024
36%
6.0
Regional Australia: 2024
30%
6.5

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
32%
5.3
Urban A (n = 424)
32%
4.9
Urban B (n = 244)
32%
5.8
Urban C (n = 539)
32%
5.3
Urban D (n = 204)
29%
5.6
Rural 1 (n = 211)
31%
5.2
Rural 2 (n = 322)
33%
5.5

Gender

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
32%
5.3
Male (n = 603)
28%
5.4
Female (n = 1284)
34%
5.3
Other (n = 12)
17%
4.7

Age

Importance
Experience
Sunshine Coast
32%
5.3
18 - 34 (n = 526)
33%
5.6
35 - 59 (n = 516)
34%
5.2
60 + (n = 804)
29%
5.4

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