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Yarra Ranges community views

This section includes climate change questions for Yarra Ranges residents.

Climate change in Yarra Ranges in 2025

The section reports on your residents’ most pressing local area concerns, and how your residents’ views regarding climate change, across and within your LGA. 

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Yarra Ranges Belief in Climate Change
Australia
90%
Metropolitan Australia
92%
Victoria
89%
Greater Melbourne
93%
Collected October 2025

In Yarra Ranges, 90% of residents believe climate change is happening. 44% believe climate change is caused entirely or mostly by human activities&. A further 11% of residents believe climate change is caused entirely or mostly by natural causes&.

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Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Yarra Ranges 2025
Climate change is happening and is caused entirely or mostly by human activities
44%
Climate change is happening and is caused equally by human activities and natural causes
29%
Climate change is happening and is caused entirely or mostly by natural causes
11%
Climate change is happening, but I am not sure what is causing it
6%
I do not believe climate change is happening
10%
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Impacts of climate change in your local area

Among those that believe in climate change, 50% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 35% expected their local area to feel the effects within their lifetime. Of those, 3% were very confident that their local area would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 36% somewhat confident. 55% were not confident.

Please select the extent to which climate change is impacting or will impact your local area in your lifetime?
Yarra Ranges 2025
My local area is feeling the effects of climate change
50%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect it will in my lifetime
35%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
15%
How confident are you that your local area will be able to adapt to the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Yarra Ranges 2025
Very confident
3%
Somewhat confident
36%
Not very confident
39%
Not at all confident
16%
Don't know
6%

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: Bushfires (78%), Severe wind (73%) and Storms (69%). 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 (plants and animals) (67%), Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (54%) and Reduce pollution of the environment (49%).

How is your local area currently, or how do you expect it will, feel the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Yarra Ranges 2025
Bushfires
78%
Severe wind
73%
Storms
69%
Extreme heat
64%
Flooding
46%
Droughts
45%
Extremely cold temperatures
23%
Landslide
23%
Earthquakes
7%
Sea level rise
5%
Cyclones
2%
Other
3%
None of these
6%
What do you feel are the best ways to address the effects of climate change in your local area?
Yarra Ranges 2025
Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals)
67%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
54%
Reduce pollution of the environment
49%
Adopt renewable energy sources
48%
Conserve natural resources (e.g. air, water, soil, etc.)
48%
Provide options for recycling waste (e.g. household waste, food waste, e-waste, etc.).
43%
Through more sustainable building and development practices
42%
Encourage residents to buy locally
41%
Create renewable energy sources
38%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area (e.g. solar, wind, hydro, etc.)
38%
The use of more sustainable transport options
35%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
33%
Other
8%
None of these
3%
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Impacts of climate change on residents

Among those that believe in climate change, 42% indicated that they themselves are currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 43% expected to within their lifetime. Of those, 9% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 58% somewhat confident. 30% were not confident.

Please select the extent to which climate change is impacting or will impact you personally in your lifetime?
Yarra Ranges 2025
I am feeling the effects of climate change
42%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
43%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
16%
How confident are you that you personally will be able to adapt to the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Yarra Ranges 2025
Very confident
9%
Somewhat confident
58%
Not very confident
24%
Not at all confident
6%
Don't know
4%

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 (e.g. energy, water, insurance, etc) (88%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (60%) and Essential infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. water, electricity, gas, sanitation) (45%). 52% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 22% 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?
Yarra Ranges 2025
Increased household running costs (e.g. energy, water, insurance, etc)
88%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
60%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. water, electricity, gas, sanitation)
45%
Loss or damage to your home/property
43%
Challenges getting around (e.g. damage to roads, public transport)
42%
My ability to leave my home due to weather (e.g. extreme heat, cold, rain, storms, wind, etc.)
42%
Reduction in air quality
30%
My ability to access nature due to weather (e.g. erosion of parks, coastal areas, etc.)
29%
Challenges accessing essential services (e.g. emergency and health services)
28%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. roads, rail, public transport services)
27%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
24%
Reduced value to your home/property
20%
Other
3%
None of these
1%
Which of the following best represents how you believe the effects of climate change will affect your quality of life?
Yarra Ranges 2025
It will improve a lot
3%
It will improve somewhat
5%
It will not change
12%
It will reduce somewhat
52%
It will reduce a lot
22%
Don't know
7%