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Affordable decent housing

Understanding the provision of ‘affordable decent housing’ goes well beyond the dwelling. It seeks to contextualise the community’s view on ‘housing’ with two additional features – both of which are critical to informing public policy and private sector directions: the perception of value (represented in the attribute as affordable) and quality (represented as decent). ‘Affordable decent housing’ is often selected as one of the most important attributes that makes somewhere a good place to live. It is typically of higher importance to younger people and poorly experienced in established urban areas. Read more about .id's views on the importance of 'affordable decent housing' here.

Affordable decent housing in Yarra Ranges in 2025

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences

43% of residents selected ‘Affordable decent housing’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 4th most important liveability aspect for Yarra Ranges residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Affordable decent housing’ in their local area 5.2 out of 10, on average, making it the 15th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of Yarra Ranges placed less importance on Affordable decent housing and reported better local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges 2025
43%
5.2
Australia
56%
4.5
Metropolitan Australia
55%
4.6
Victoria
52%
4.8
Greater Melbourne
52%
4.8

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
43%
5.2
Healesville - Yarra Glen (n = 266)
39%
5.2
Hills (n = 308)
41%
5.3
Urban (n = 320)
43%
5.3
Yarra Valley (n = 274)
47%
5.0

Gender

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
43%
5.2
Male (n = 371)
39%
5.2
Female (n = 762)
46%
5.3

Age

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
43%
5.2
18 - 34 (n = 231)
60%
5.1
35 - 59 (n = 428)
37%
5.1
60 + (n = 435)
37%
5.5

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