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A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences

Understanding the relative value your community places on 'a diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences' and how they experience this attribute in their local area is important to understand the role, function and future of our places. With forecasts predicting growth in hospitality related occupations, and disruptions to the retail sector changing consumer habits, keeping a pulse on how the community views this topic in their local area serves an important role in planning and advocacy. Read more about .id's views on the importance of 'a diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences' here.

Shopping, leisure and dining experiences in Yarra Ranges in 2025

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences

33% of residents selected ‘A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 7th most important liveability aspect for Yarra Ranges residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences’ in their local area 5.7 out of 10, on average, making it the 10th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of Yarra Ranges placed greater importance on Shopping, leisure and dining experiences and reported worse local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges 2025
33%
5.7
Australia
26%
6.1
Metropolitan Australia
28%
6.6
Victoria
23%
6.2
Greater Melbourne
26%
6.8

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
33%
5.7
Healesville - Yarra Glen (n = 266)
28%
5.4
Hills (n = 308)
28%
5.8
Urban (n = 320)
41%
6.1
Yarra Valley (n = 274)
22%
4.4

Gender

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
33%
5.7
Male (n = 371)
34%
5.8
Female (n = 762)
33%
5.7

Age

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
33%
5.7
18 - 34 (n = 231)
39%
5.8
35 - 59 (n = 428)
34%
5.6
60 + (n = 435)
28%
5.9

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