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Rural 2 in Sunshine Coast

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

Living in Rural 2

Rural 2 Overall Liveability Index
Rural 2 2023
57.2
Sunshine Coast
60.3
Rural 1
59.5
Urban A
58.7
Urban B
64.5
Urban C
60.4
Urban D
61.6
Collected May 2024

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.

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences    Greater Importance & Better Experiences    Less important attributes

Rural 2 Overall Liveability Index

Rural 2 Overall Liveability Index 59.2

Sunshine Coast Overall Liveability Index

Sunshine Coast Overall Liveability Index 60.3

Rural 2
Sunshine Coast
Importance
Experience

Natural environment

Importance
Experience
71%
7.9
66%
8.1

Feeling safe

Importance
Experience
65%
6.8
69%
6.8

Affordable decent housing

Importance
Experience
46%
3.9
44%
4.2

Health services

Importance
Experience
44%
6.3
41%
6.8

Sense of community

Importance
Experience
42%
6.8
36%
6.7

A lack of road congestion

Importance
Experience
38%
4.8
45%
4.0

Making your way

Importance
Experience
33%
5.5
32%
5.3

Public transport

Importance
Experience
33%
3.5
31%
4.4

Shopping, leisure & dining

Importance
Experience
23%
5.7
33%
6.1

Good job prospects

Importance
Experience
20%
4.8
21%
5.1

Social cohesion

Importance
Experience
19%
6.5
17%
6.4

Opportunity for all

Importance
Experience
16%
6.0
13%
6.1

Education

Importance
Experience
15%
6.4
15%
6.7

A prosperous economy

Importance
Experience
14%
5.8
13%
6.0

Cultural facilities

Importance
Experience
12%
4.8
11%
4.9

Sports and recreation

Importance
Experience
7%
6.6
11%
6.8
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

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 = 322)
7.3
Very poor
Excellent
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1944)
7.4
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rural 2 (n = 322)
10%
62%
29%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1944)
10%
59%
31%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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 = 322)
7.6
Very poor
Excellent
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1944)
7.6
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rural 2 (n = 322)
7%
72%
21%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1944)
7%
69%
23%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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 = 322)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1944)
7.3
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rural 2 (n = 322)
11%
68%
21%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1944)
9%
70%
21%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

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 = 322)
5.9
Very poor
Excellent
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1944)
6.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rural 2 (n = 322)
29%
48%
22%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1944)
27%
52%
21%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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 = 322)
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1849)
Always late
1%
1%
Often late
7%
5%
Sometimes late
24%
25%
Never late
68%
70%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rural 2 (n = 322)
47%
41%
12%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1944)
46%
45%
10%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Impacts of climate change in Rural 2

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Rural 2 (n = 322)
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1944)
Climate change is happening and is caused entirely or mostly by human activities
42%
41%
Climate change is happening and is caused equally by human activities and natural causes
32%
34%
Climate change is happening and is caused entirely or mostly by natural causes
7%
9%
Climate change is happening, but I am not sure what is causing it
6%
6%
I do not believe climate change is happening
13%
11%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Among those that believe in climate change, 55% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 28% expected their local area to feel the effects within their lifetime. Of those, 5% were very confident that their local area would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 37% somewhat confident. 52% were not confident.

Please select the extent to which climate change is impacting or will impact your local area in your lifetime?
How confident are you that your local area will be able to adapt to the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Rural 2 (n = 322)
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1738)
My local area is feeling the effects of climate change
55%
51%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect it will in my lifetime
28%
34%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
16%
14%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rural 2 (n = 322)
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1484)
Very confident
5%
4%
Somewhat confident
37%
38%
Not very confident
38%
39%
Not at all confident
14%
13%
Don't know
6%
6%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Among the group of residents that felt their local area is currently feeling, or will feel, the effects of climate change in their lifetime, the top local area climate-related events were: Flooding (84%), Extreme heat (71%) and Storms (67%). The top actions residents felt should be taken to address the effects of climate change in their local area were: Protect and enhance local biodiversity (73%), Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (61%) and Provide options for recycling waste (55%).

How is your local area currently, or how do you expect it will, feel the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
What do you feel are the best ways to address the effects of climate change in your local area?
Rural 2 (n = 322)
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1439)
Flooding
84%
76%
Extreme heat
71%
71%
Storms
67%
73%
Bushfires
56%
51%
Droughts
37%
31%
Severe wind
28%
34%
Cyclones
24%
25%
Landslide
22%
12%
Sea level rise
20%
39%
Extremely cold temperatures
9%
8%
Other
5%
3%
Earthquakes
4%
2%
None of these
0%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rural 2 (n = 322)
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1484)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity
73%
69%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
61%
60%
Provide options for recycling waste
55%
54%
Reduce pollution of the environment
53%
55%
Adopt renewable energy sources
53%
52%
Conserve natural resources
53%
53%
More sustainable building and development practices
51%
48%
The use of more sustainable transport options
49%
49%
Encourage residents to buy locally
47%
42%
Create renewable energy sources
45%
41%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area
41%
39%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
40%
40%
Other
5%
6%
None of these
1%
2%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Impacts of climate change on residents

Among those that believe in climate change, 45% indicated that they themselves are currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 38% expected to within their lifetime. Of those, 8% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 61% somewhat confident. 29% were not confident.

Please select the extent to which climate change is impacting or will impact you personally in your lifetime?
How confident are you that you personally will be able to adapt to the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Rural 2 (n = 322)
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1738)
I am feeling the effects of climate change
50%
45%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
34%
38%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
16%
16%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rural 2 (n = 322)
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1451)
Very confident
8%
9%
Somewhat confident
61%
58%
Not very confident
26%
25%
Not at all confident
3%
4%
Don't know
2%
4%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Among the group of residents that felt they are currently feeling, or will feel, the effects of climate change in their lifetime, the top personal impacts were: Increased household running costs (82%), Harder to get/more expensive food items (66%) and Challenges getting around (50%). 57% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 18% feel it will reduce their quality of life a lot.

How are you currently, or how do you expect to, personally feel the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Which of the following best represents how you believe the effects of climate change will affect your quality of life?
Rural 2 (n = 322)
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1451)
Increased household running costs
82%
84%
Harder to get/more expensive food items
66%
68%
Challenges getting around
50%
39%
My ability to leave my home due to weather
47%
42%
My ability to access nature due to weather
42%
39%
Reduction in air quality
34%
31%
Loss or damage to your home/property
34%
31%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability
31%
34%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability
30%
28%
Challenges accessing essential services
26%
24%
Reduced personal safety/health (myself/others)
20%
22%
Reduced value to your home/property
11%
12%
Other
5%
3%
None of these
0%
2%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Rural 2 (n = 322)
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1451)
It will improve a lot
0%
1%
It will improve somewhat
6%
6%
It will not change
13%
14%
It will reduce somewhat
57%
54%
It will reduce a lot
18%
18%
Don't know
5%
7%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Concerns & ideas in Rural 2

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Rural 2 (n = 322)
Sunshine Coast 2024 (n = 1944)
Inflation/Cost of Living
64%
64%
Housing/Price of Housing
53%
56%
Transport
28%
28%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
26%
23%
Population/Overpopulation
23%
28%
Law & order
18%
24%
Environmental Concerns
13%
9%
Poverty/Inequality
12%
8%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
11%
14%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
11%
7%
The Economy
11%
10%
Healthcare/Hospitals
10%
9%
Taxation
7%
5%
Immigration
4%
4%
Unemployment
4%
5%
Education
2%
1%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
2%
1%
Race Relations/Racism
1%
1%
Defence
0%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower