Five years after Noosa Council conducted its first Liveability Survey in November 2021 it is asking residents to complete the 2026 survey to gain an understanding of what residents value most about their neighbourhood and how they rate it.
By taking part in the 2026 Noosa Liveability Survey you can rate your neighbourhood and tell Council what is working well and what would improve Noosa as a place to live, work and play.
“Your priorities may have changed since the last survey in 2021,” Mayor Frank Wilkie said.
“We want to hear directly about what you value most about living and working in Noosa so that your council can respond to local values and priorities when future planning.”
In 2021 participants in the survey said the top five things most important to them were the natural environment, protection of the environment, the general condition of public open space such as parks and footpaths, a sense of neighbourhood safety, landscaping and streetscaping.
Council has partnered with social research organisation Place Score to deliver the 2026 survey as it did in 2021.
Council’s Director of Environment and Strategy, Kim Rawlings, encouraged the community to get involved, with more than 1655 people having completed the survey in 2021, and rating Noosa one of the most liveable places in Queensland.
“This survey helps us understand what our community values and how those views may have changed since we undertook the first liveability survey with Place Score at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic back in 2021,” Ms Rawlings said.
She said the community named walking, jogging and cycling as key priorities in the 2021 survey and that feedback directly influenced Council planning.
“We prioritised implementation of the Walking and Cycling Strategy actions and it informed delivery of the priority footpath ‘missing links’ program,” Ms Rawlings said.
The 2026 Noosa Liveability Survey takes around 15 minutes to complete and closes Sunday, 8 March 2026.
Council encourages all Noosa residents and workers to take part. As a thank you, participants have the chance to win one of 10 x $100 vouchers for Coles, JB Hi-Fi or Bunnings.
To learn more or complete the survey, visit yoursay.noosa.qld.gov.au or go directly to the survey at placescore.org/noosa-web
For a summary of the previous survey’s findings, visit Council’s website at noosa.qld.gov.au/Community/About-Noosa/Liveability-in-Noosa
