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Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals

While never selected among the most important attributes that Australians believe makes somewhere a good place to live, the delivery of 'cultural facilities such as museums, galleries and festivals' form an ever-increasing part of our services, experiences and tourism economies. From large cities to silo towns, investment in the arts will continue to be popular lever used to activate place renewal. And, to this end, understanding the community's views on cultural facilities makes an important contribution to our overall understanding of places.

Cultural facilities in Yarra Ranges in 2025

12% of residents selected ‘Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 16th most important liveability aspect for Yarra Ranges residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals’ in their local area 5.7 out of 10, on average, making it the 13th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of Yarra Ranges placed less importance on Cultural facilities.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges 2025
12%
5.7
Australia
15%
5.8
Metropolitan Australia
17%
6.0
Victoria
16%
5.8
Greater Melbourne
18%
5.8

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
12%
5.7
Healesville - Yarra Glen (n = 266)
16%
6.0
Hills (n = 308)
12%
6.1
Urban (n = 320)
11%
5.5
Yarra Valley (n = 274)
7%
5.0

Gender

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
12%
5.7
Male (n = 371)
10%
5.6
Female (n = 762)
12%
5.8

Age

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
12%
5.7
18 - 34 (n = 231)
7%
5.5
35 - 59 (n = 428)
13%
5.6
60 + (n = 435)
11%
6.0

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