Brisbane has been applauded for the public health response to the pandemic.

Brisbane has been applauded for the public health response to the pandemic.Credit:Getty Images

Brisbane’s liveability score was only down 3.6 percentage points due to the pandemic. However,the rankings could change this year,after Queensland lifted restrictions on interstate travel and opted for a less conservative public health strategy.

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What weighed down Brisbane more last year wasits long-time poor performance in areas such as infrastructure,culture and the environment.

Governments hope to address some of those shortcomings through thesouth-east Queensland City Deal announced this week.

The 2022 index will be released in June. It will also be the first since Brisbane wasnamed the host of the 2032 Olympics (previous host Tokyo ranked fifth last year).

Mercer has traditionally released an annual Quality of Living Ranking,which in 2021 ranked Brisbane 35th,behind Canberra (30th),Adelaide (29th),Perth (21st),Melbourne (17th) and Sydney (11th),and with Vienna in top place.

The war in Ukraine will likely see its 2022 update shelved.

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