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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 Yarra Ranges in 2025

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 Yarra Ranges residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘High quality education opportunities’ in their local area 5.9 out of 10, on average, making it the 9th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of Yarra Ranges reported worse local area experiences for High quality education opportunities.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges 2025
19%
5.9
Australia
20%
6.3
Metropolitan Australia
19%
6.5
Victoria
20%
6.2
Greater Melbourne
16%
6.5

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
19%
5.9
Healesville - Yarra Glen (n = 266)
17%
4.6
Hills (n = 308)
18%
5.9
Urban (n = 320)
21%
6.4
Yarra Valley (n = 274)
16%
5.1

Gender

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
19%
5.9
Male (n = 371)
17%
5.9
Female (n = 762)
22%
5.9

Age

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
19%
5.9
18 - 34 (n = 231)
24%
5.9
35 - 59 (n = 428)
19%
5.8
60 + (n = 435)
15%
6.2

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