Sunshine Coast community views

The Community Views team surveyed 327 residents from Rural 2 in August 2023.

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Key Findings video - 2023
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About the Living in Place community survey
Understanding Health and Wellbeing
Understanding Housing
Understanding Transport Infrastructure
Understanding Social Infrastructure
Understanding Financial Wellbeing and Economic Confidence
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Rural 2 in Sunshine Coast

Rural 2 is made up of Belli Park, Bli Bli, Burnside, Chevallum, Coes Creek, Diddillibah, Doonan, Dulong, Eerwah Vale, Eudlo, Eumundi, Flaxton, Forest Glen, Glenview, Hunchy, Ilkley, Image Flat, Kiamba, Kiels Mountain, Kulangoor, Kureelpa, Landers Shoot, Mapleton, Maroochy River, Montville, Nambour, Ninderry, Obi Obi, Palmwoods, Rosemount, Tanawha, Towen Mountain, Valdora, Verrierdale, West Woombye, Weyba Downs, Woombye, Yandina, Yandina Creek, and Parklands.

Living in Rural 2

Rural 2 Overall Liveability Index
Sunshine Coast
60.9
Rural 1
59.0
Urban A
61.6
Urban B
64.7
Urban C
62.0
Urban D
61.6
Collected August 2023

Use the values and experiences matrix to understand the relationship between what your residents believe makes somewhere a good place to live and how they experience their local area in that regard. The matrix highlights the attributes that your community believe needs to maintained and improved to advance overall liveability.

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Rural 2 Overall Liveability Index

Sunshine Coast Overall Liveability Index

Rural 2
Sunshine Coast
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
64%
6.6
66%
6.9
Natural environment
63%
7.9
68%
8.1
Affordable decent housing
52%
4.1
43%
4.4
Health services
44%
6.2
46%
6.8
A lack of road congestion
40%
4.5
44%
4.0
Sense of community
39%
6.4
39%
6.6
Making your way
30%
5.2
29%
5.3
Public transport
29%
3.3
29%
4.3
Shopping, leisure & dining
29%
5.7
32%
6.2
Good job prospects
25%
4.7
21%
5.3
Social cohesion
18%
6.3
18%
6.4
Education
16%
6.2
16%
6.8
Opportunity for all
16%
5.7
14%
6.0
A prosperous economy
16%
5.5
12%
6.1
Cultural facilities
12%
4.5
12%
4.9
Sports and recreation
6%
6.0
10%
6.7
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Health and Wellbeing in Rural 2

Physical Health
How would you rate your physical health?
Do you think your physical health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Rural 2 (n = 327)
7.3
Very poor
Excellent
Sunshine Coast (n = 1734)
7.3
Very poor
Excellent
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Rural 2 (n = 327)
12%
61%
27%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Sunshine Coast (n = 1734)
10%
59%
31%
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Mental Health
How would you rate your mental health?
Do you think your mental health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Rural 2 (n = 327)
7.3
Very poor
Excellent
Sunshine Coast (n = 1734)
7.5
Very poor
Excellent
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Rural 2 (n = 327)
11%
68%
22%
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Stay the same
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Sunshine Coast (n = 1734)
9%
68%
24%
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Social wellbeing
How would you rate your social wellbeing?
Do you think your social wellbeing will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Rural 2 (n = 327)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
Sunshine Coast (n = 1734)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
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Rural 2 (n = 327)
13%
69%
18%
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Stay the same
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Sunshine Coast (n = 1734)
10%
70%
21%
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Financial circumstances in Rural 2

How would you rate your personal financial circumstances?
Do you think your personal financial circumstance will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Rural 2 (n = 327)
5.8
Very poor
Excellent
Sunshine Coast (n = 1734)
6.1
Very poor
Excellent
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Rural 2 (n = 327)
35%
44%
21%
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Stay the same
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Sunshine Coast (n = 1734)
30%
50%
20%
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How often, if ever, are you late meeting your financial commitments?
Do you think the economic situation in your local area will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Rural 2 (n = 327)
Sunshine Coast (n = 1637)
Always late
2%
1%
Often late
4%
4%
Sometimes late
25%
22%
Never late
68%
73%
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Rural 2 (n = 327)
52%
40%
8%
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Stay the same
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Sunshine Coast (n = 1734)
47%
43%
9%
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Concerns & ideas in Rural 2

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Rural 2 (n = 327)
Sunshine Coast (n = 1734)
Inflation/Cost of Living
60%
59%
Housing/Price of Housing
51%
52%
Transport/Public Transport/Infrastructure
29%
27%
Crime/Law and Order/Violence/Anti-Social Behaviour
21%
24%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
21%
20%
Population/Overpopulation
21%
32%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
16%
15%
The Economy
14%
13%
Healthcare/Hospitals
14%
12%
Poverty/Inequality
13%
9%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
12%
9%
Environmental/Pollution/Water Concerns
10%
12%
Unemployment
7%
6%
Taxation
5%
4%
Education
2%
2%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
2%
1%
Immigration
2%
2%
Defence/Foreign Affairs/Terrorism
0%
1%
Race Relations/Racism
0%
1%
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