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Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease

While the concept of a 15, 20 or whatever minute city is a really nice aspiration, well intentioned and reasonable policy for some places, we believe that prescribing the "minute" target as the goal really doesn’t account for human preferences. It’s too top down, and not resident-led. Instead, we think it’s better to understand how the community views their ability to access essential services – such as employment, education and healthcare – with relative ease.

Making your way to and from services with ease in Yarra Ranges in 2025

27% of residents selected ‘Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 9th most important liveability aspect for Yarra Ranges residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease’ in their local area 6.1 out of 10, on average, making it the 7th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of Yarra Ranges placed less importance on Making your way to and from services with ease.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges 2025
27%
6.1
Australia
30%
6.0
Metropolitan Australia
32%
6.2
Victoria
31%
6.0
Greater Melbourne
33%
6.0

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
27%
6.1
Healesville - Yarra Glen (n = 266)
19%
5.8
Hills (n = 308)
31%
6.4
Urban (n = 320)
26%
6.2
Yarra Valley (n = 274)
26%
5.3

Gender

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
27%
6.1
Male (n = 371)
23%
6.1
Female (n = 762)
29%
6.2

Age

Importance
Experience
Yarra Ranges
27%
6.1
18 - 34 (n = 231)
30%
6.6
35 - 59 (n = 428)
24%
6.0
60 + (n = 435)
28%
5.9

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