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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 Wingecarribee Shire

19% of residents selected ‘High quality education opportunities’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 11th most important liveability aspect for Wingecarribee Shire residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘High quality education opportunities’ in their local area 6.3 out of 10, on average, making it the 6th most positively experienced attribute of 16.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Wingecarribee Shire
19%
6.3
Australia: 2023
19%
6.5
New South Wales: 2023
16%
6.4
Regional Australia: 2023
19%
5.9
Southern NSW: 2023
21%
5.6

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Wingecarribee Shire
19%
6.3
Moss Vale (n = 155)
21%
6.9
Mittagong District (n = 172)
16%
6.4
Bowral and Burradoo (n = 225)
23%
6.9
South Villages (n = 124)
15%
6.1
East Villages (n = 99)
20%
6.0
West Villages (n = 46)
17%
6.7
North Villages (n = 143)
20%
4.6

Gender

Importance
Experience
Wingecarribee Shire
19%
6.3
Male (n = 298)
18%
6.2
Female (n = 636)
20%
6.3
Prefer not to answer (n = 19)
11%
4.2

Age

Importance
Experience
Wingecarribee Shire
19%
6.3
18 - 34 (n = 79)
24%
5.2
35 - 59 (n = 373)
21%
6.2
60 + (n = 483)
17%
6.5

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