A study by one of Australia four major banks has found Australians living in rural and regional areas to be the happiest in the country—the highest rating NAB economists have seen since 2018.
The report (pdf) by the National Australia Bank surveyed over 2000 Aussies across the country and found rural and regional Australians having lower consumer and job stress, and higher levels of wellbeing. The survey explored issues such as consumer stress, spending patterns, buying behaviours and wellbeing.
It also found people living in rural areas to have the highest levels of happiness, just ahead of people in regional cities. Anxiety was also lowest by some margin in rural areas, followed by regional cities, and was highest in the capital cities….