Australians Value Health Over Wealth, Love Over Money

Australians consider their health, family wellbeing and love to be the most important measures of their prosperity, rather than just their financial status, according to the results of a recent national rediATM survey.

But whilst these family-oriented values play an important role in our overall wellbeing, only half of us consider ourselves to be prosperous.

The rediATM Prosperity Survey was commissioned by Cuscal, the owner and operator of the rediATM network which serves 110 financial institutions, including Teachers Credit Union. Conducted by Galaxy Research, it measured the views of over 1,500 Australians to understand how they presently view their overall prosperity.

Some key findings included:

- When asked to rank the top three factors that they use to measure their overall prosperity, half of Australians surveyed mention their health or their family’s wellbeing (52% and 49% respectively).

- Most Australians would forgo travel and home renovation (63% and 53% respectively) and prioritise their family health, children’s education and home ownership, if spending cuts were required to make ends meet.

- Regional Australians view love and partnership as more important than their metropolitan neighbours (43% to 38% respectively).


View an easy to digest ‘snapshot’ of the rediATM Prosperity Survey ‘Money Doesn’t Buy You Happiness’ here