DATASETS

National Community Sentiment Data

Bring the community’s voice into decision-making

Powered by .id’s annual Living in Australia Survey, our community sentiment datas reflects how people feel about quality of life where they live – their values, experiences and priorities. Living in Australia explores how community needs vary across different places, and how they are shaped by demographic and life-stage factors.

BENEFITS

What makes our National Community Sentiment Data unique?

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National consistency. Local representation.

Australia’s only nationally consistent and locally representative community sentiment survey.

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See how community sentiment compares across Australia

Discover how sentiment and priorities differ across Australia – from city centres to suburbs and into regional and rural areas.

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Understand liveability from residents’ perspectives

Combines community values and experiences to quantify local area liveability and identify priorities to advance quality of life.

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See how things are changing, and why

Annually updated to monitor how and why Australians’ quality of life is changing over time.

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Hear directly from the community on how to improve liveability

Free text comments from Australians tell us exactly what needs to happen to advance quality of life where they live.

METRICS

What metrics does our National Community Sentiment Data include?

The Living in Australia survey helps you understand community values, experiences, local area liveability and future needs across 16 critical attributes.

  • Feeling safe
  • Affordable, decent housing 
  • Access to the natural environment 
  • High quality health services 
  • Reliable and efficient public transport 
  • Making your way to and from services 
  • Good job prospects 
  • A strong sense of community 
  • Social cohesion 
  • Shopping, leisure & dining 
  • A lack of road congestion 
  • High quality education opportunities 
  • Opportunity for all 
  • A prosperous economy 
  • Cultural facilities 
  • Sports and recreation 
What metrics does our National Community Sentiment Data include?

maintenance

How our National Community Sentiment Data is maintained

This nationally representative dataset draws from the annual Living in Australia Community Views Survey and provides national, state, regional, and metropolitan spatial benchmarking data for councils and other organisations that subscribe to the Community Views service. Responses are weighted by location and population profile to ensure meaningful and comparable insights at the local level.



How our National Community Sentiment Data is maintained

industries

Which industries use our National Community Sentiment Data?

Local Government

Local Government

Inform, monitor and evaluate a diverse portfolio of major plans and advocacy initiatives.

Housing and Planning

Housing and Planning

Understand how residents experience housing where they live.

Health and Community Services

Health and Community Services

Insights into residents’ ability to access health services where they live and their views on personal health and wellbeing.

Utilities (Water & Energy)

Utilities (Water & Energy)

Local area perspectives on nature, energy transition and how this intersects with economic opportunity.

Emergency Services

Emergency Services

Understand views on safety, social cohesion, community connection and resilience.

Financial Services

Financial Services

Optimise branch services, assess risk and value-add in business banking.

Infrastructure & Major Projects

Infrastructure & Major Projects

Examine the contribution that transport infrastructure and service provision plays in advancing quality of life.

Retail and REITs

Retail and REITs

Understand how sentiment drives local loyalty, foot traffic and place attachment.

Which industries use our National Community Sentiment Data?

How to access the National Community Sentiment Data

Government Tools

Our Government Tools gives users access to the proprietary datasets maintained by .id through a suite of intuitive online tools.

See National Community Sentiment Data in action in our Community Views online tool or get in touch.

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Government Tools