City of Parramatta community views

Feeling safe

Feeling safe and secure has been described as the bedrock upon which our more social and aspirational needs can be met. It’s been argued that if we do not feel safe and secure, we simply cannot participate to our fullest extent. To this end, it’s no surprise that ‘feeling safe’ is often nominated as the most important attribute that contributes to making somewhere a good place to live. Read more about .id's views on the importance of 'feeling safe' here.

Feeling safe in City of Parramatta

Greater Importance & Better Experiences

64% of residents selected ‘Feeling safe’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 1st most important liveability aspect for City of Parramatta residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Feeling safe’ in their local area 6.4 out of 10, on average, making it the 6th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of City of Parramatta placed greater importance on Feeling safe and reported worse local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
64%
6.4
Australia
60%
6.8
New South Wales
58%
7.0
Metropolitan Sydney
59%
7.0
Metropolitan Australia
60%
6.8
Middle Suburbs
62%
6.9

Local areas

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
64%
6.4
Parramatta (n = 422)
63%
6.2
Rosehill (n = 248)
67%
6.2
North Rocks (n = 237)
66%
6.8
Epping (n = 70)
59%
7.4
Dundas (n = 105)
59%
6.2

Gender

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
64%
6.4
Male (n = 453)
57%
6.5
Female (n = 601)
70%
6.4
Other (n = 20)
47%
5.7

Age

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
64%
6.4
18 - 34 (n = 234)
67%
6.2
35 - 59 (n = 556)
65%
6.4
60 + (n = 311)
58%
6.8

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