City of Parramatta community views

A lack of road congestion

The impacts of road congestion go well beyond a little frustration at the red light. Studies have shown the relationship between road congestion and lower levels of wellbeing, productivity and other things that stop us from having a more full and prosperous life. Understanding and keeping track of how the community views ‘a lack of road congestion’ in their local area is crucial informing our understanding of places and people, and by extension, local government policy and advocacy.

A lack of road congestion in City of Parramatta

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences

29% of residents selected ‘A lack of road congestion’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 8th most important liveability aspect for City of Parramatta residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘A lack of road congestion’ in their local area 4.3 out of 10, on average, making it the 16th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of City of Parramatta placed greater importance on A lack of road congestion and reported worse local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
29%
4.3
Australia
24%
5.7
New South Wales
22%
5.9
Metropolitan Sydney
20%
5.5
Metropolitan Australia
24%
5.7
Middle Suburbs
20%
5.2

Local areas

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
29%
4.3
Parramatta (n = 422)
26%
4.6
Rosehill (n = 248)
28%
3.8
North Rocks (n = 237)
33%
4.5
Epping (n = 70)
33%
3.4
Dundas (n = 105)
31%
4.5

Gender

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
29%
4.3
Male (n = 453)
29%
4.4
Female (n = 601)
29%
4.2
Other (n = 20)
24%
4.2

Age

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
29%
4.3
18 - 34 (n = 234)
24%
4.5
35 - 59 (n = 556)
35%
4.1
60 + (n = 311)
30%
4.1

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