Living on the Sunshine Coast survey
A six-year survey is in progress to explore Sunshine Coast residents’ perceptions of liveability in their local area. The 2025 findings have now been released. This is the fifth year of results.
Measuring your community’s perceptions of liveability in your local area.
How 'liveable' is your neighbourhood? What factors do you consider important in making a place more liveable, and how do you experience those factors?
In council's ongoing efforts to ensure our communities are experiencing the best the coast can offer, a six-year study is underway to answer these questions. Community surveys have been conducted annually since 2021 and will continue through to 2026 to provide a longitudinal study of liveability on the Coast.
View the Sunshine Coast Views Report 2025.
View the full Living on the Sunshine Coast survey results.
Council is using the findings to:
- monitor the progress of the Environment and Liveability Strategy and Community Strategy
- benchmark residents understanding of the Sunshine Coast Biosphere
- inform council’s corporate plan, and
- support ongoing advocacy for continuous improvements in the liveability standards of the community.
For more information, email demographics@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.