Heartbeat of Australia 2023: Key findings from the nationwide survey

Thousands of Australians have revealed their biggest concerns in a new Heartbeat of Australia 2023 survey, with the cost of living a major worry.

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00:00 Young and old from big cities and across the regions,

00:02 thousands of Australians have revealed their biggest concerns

00:06 in the Heartbeat of Australia survey for 2023.

00:09 According to the research from publisher ACM in partnership with the

00:13 University of Canberra, 75 percent of Australians

00:16 say the most pressing personal issue in their life right now

00:19 is the cost of living.

00:21 A bit of relief for the families that are doing a task, the elderly

00:25 that are on their own and the families that have got young

00:29 kids that have cut back to one wage.

00:33 But people living in regional areas and the ACT are showing greater

00:37 resilience than their counterparts in the nation's five biggest capital cities.

00:40 The survey of over 6000 people shows

00:43 81 percent of regional Aussies say they feel happy about the next 12 months

00:48 compared to 68 percent in the five capital cities.

00:51 The Heartbeat of Australia.

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