Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) annual Quality of Life survey is now open for residents and ratepayers to give feedback on how they feel about life in the district.

In its eighth year, the anonymous survey provides insight into the community’s views on issues such as housing, health services, the environment, transport, employment, and sense of community.

QLDC Strategy and Policy General Manager Michelle Morss says the annual survey has been crucial in building a long-term picture of how the district is faring, helping QLDC and public service providers better understand the current issues and challenges facing local communities.

“The survey gives us broader insight into what’s currently going well in people’s lives and what they would like to change, helping us identify priority issues and opportunities to improve the quality of life for our communities. I encourage all Queenstown Lakes residents to take part,” said Ms Morss.

While a group of people have been randomly selected from the electoral roll and invited to participate in the online survey, all ratepayers and anyone living in the district and aged 18 and over can take part in the survey.

The survey, conducted by Versus Research on behalf of QLDC, is available at https://letstalk.qldc.govt.nz/qol and will take around 15-20 minutes to complete.

For those without access to a device or internet who would like to complete the survey, free computers with internet access are available at QLDC’s libraries district wide.

Alternatively, a hard copy of the survey is available by contacting the QLDC customer services team on 03 441 0499.

As a small incentive, all respondents have an opportunity to go in the draw for one of four $250 Prezzy cards at the end of the survey.

Last year’s survey found that 76% of respondents rated their overall quality of life ‘good’ or ‘extremely good’, although 34% of respondents felt their overall quality of life had decreased over the previous 12 months.

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