North in City of Banyule

North is made up of Greensborough.

Living in North

North Overall Liveability Index
City of Banyule
65.5
East
66.1
Mid
68.3
North East
67.1
North West
60.9
South
68.3
West
59.1
Collected July 2023

Use the values and experiences matrix to understand the relationship between what your residents believe makes somewhere a good place to live and how they experience their local area in that regard. The matrix highlights the attributes that your community believe needs to maintained and improved to advance overall liveability.

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences    Greater Importance & Better Experiences    Less important attributes

North Overall Liveability Index

City of Banyule Overall Liveability Index

North
City of Banyule
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
69%
7.3
71%
7.1
Natural environment
63%
7.8
66%
7.7
Public transport
61%
6.8
54%
6.8
Shopping, leisure & dining
48%
6.8
45%
6.3
Health services
43%
7.2
37%
7.2
A lack of road congestion
38%
4.3
34%
4.2
Affordable decent housing
31%
5.9
27%
5.2
Sense of community
30%
6.8
36%
6.5
Education
25%
7.1
24%
6.9
Making your way
24%
6.0
30%
5.9
Social cohesion
22%
6.9
27%
6.7
Sports and recreation
18%
7.2
15%
7.0
A prosperous economy
10%
6.5
8%
6.3
Cultural facilities
8%
4.9
12%
5.1
Good job prospects
5%
5.7
5%
5.3
Opportunity for all
5%
6.4
10%
6.4
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Health and Wellbeing in North

Physical Health
How would you rate your physical health?
Do you think your physical health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
North (n = 140)
7.3
Very poor
Excellent
City of Banyule (n = 1345)
7.3
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
North (n = 140)
11%
60%
30%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Banyule (n = 1345)
9%
62%
29%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Mental Health
How would you rate your mental health?
Do you think your mental health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
North (n = 140)
7.6
Very poor
Excellent
City of Banyule (n = 1345)
7.5
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
North (n = 140)
3%
66%
31%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Banyule (n = 1345)
7%
70%
22%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Social wellbeing
How would you rate your social wellbeing?
Do you think your social wellbeing will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
North (n = 140)
7.5
Very poor
Excellent
City of Banyule (n = 1345)
7.4
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
North (n = 140)
2%
78%
20%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Banyule (n = 1345)
7%
75%
19%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Financial circumstances in North

How would you rate your personal financial circumstances?
Do you think your personal financial circumstance will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
North (n = 140)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
City of Banyule (n = 1345)
6.5
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
North (n = 140)
30%
59%
12%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Banyule (n = 1345)
26%
56%
17%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
How often, if ever, are you late meeting your financial commitments?
Do you think the economic situation in your local area will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
North (n = 140)
City of Banyule (n = 1271)
Always late
1%
0%
Often late
1%
4%
Sometimes late
23%
24%
Never late
75%
72%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
North (n = 140)
47%
43%
9%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Banyule (n = 1345)
44%
49%
7%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Concerns & ideas in North

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
North (n = 140)
City of Banyule (n = 1345)
Inflation/Cost of Living
56%
63%
Housing/Price of Housing
46%
49%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
29%
20%
Transport
26%
23%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
26%
23%
The Economy
25%
16%
Healthcare/Hospitals
21%
16%
Environmental Concerns
14%
18%
Population/Overpopulation
14%
14%
Law & order
10%
18%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
9%
9%
Poverty/Inequality
7%
11%
Education
5%
5%
Taxation
4%
5%
Unemployment
4%
4%
Immigration
2%
2%
Defence
2%
1%
Race Relations/Racism
1%
2%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
0%
2%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower