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City of Canning community views

The Community Views team surveyed 216 residents from Cannington in November 2023.

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About the Survey - 2023
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Cannington in City of Canning

Cannington is made up of Cannington.

Living in Cannington

Cannington Overall Liveability Index
City of Canning
65.5
Bentley
56.1
Canning Vale
64.5
East Cannington
61.4
Ferndale
66.4
Lynwood
66.4
Parkwood
69.7
Queens Park & Welshpool
58.5
Riverton
73.3
Rossmoyne
75.3
Shelley
73.3
St James
56.2
Willetton & Leeming
71.6
Wilson
63.5
Collected November 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

Cannington Overall Liveability Index

Cannington Overall Liveability Index 64.5

City of Canning Overall Liveability Index

City of Canning Overall Liveability Index 65.5

Cannington
City of Canning
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
71%
5.7
76%
6.2
Public transport
Importance
Experience
51%
7.1
42%
7.0
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
44%
7.0
59%
7.3
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
40%
6.1
32%
5.8
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
38%
7.7
43%
6.8
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
33%
6.9
31%
7.0
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
33%
6.3
36%
6.4
Making your way
Importance
Experience
32%
6.7
32%
6.7
Education
Importance
Experience
31%
6.0
33%
6.9
Health services
Importance
Experience
28%
6.5
27%
6.7
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
24%
5.2
27%
5.7
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
22%
6.6
15%
6.6
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
17%
5.8
9%
5.6
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
16%
6.5
17%
6.6
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
12%
5.4
11%
4.9
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
7%
6.3
9%
6.2
The arrows indicate whether a difference is statistically significant. Significance testing helps determine if a difference between two groups is likely real (shown by an arrow) or due to random chance (no arrow).
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Health and Wellbeing in Cannington

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?
Cannington (n = 216)
7.3
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7.4
Very poor
Excellent
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Cannington (n = 216)
9%
54%
37%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
8%
59%
33%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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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?
Cannington (n = 216)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7.6
Very poor
Excellent
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Cannington (n = 216)
8%
64%
28%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
8%
67%
25%
Get worse
Stay the same
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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?
Cannington (n = 216)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7.4
Very poor
Excellent
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Cannington (n = 216)
7%
67%
27%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7%
70%
24%
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Financial circumstances in Cannington

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?
Cannington (n = 216)
6.4
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
6.6
Very poor
Excellent
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Cannington (n = 216)
12%
62%
27%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
20%
57%
23%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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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?
Cannington (n = 216)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2593)
Always late
3%
1%
Often late
8%
4%
Sometimes late
35%
28%
Never late
55%
67%
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Significantly lower
Cannington (n = 216)
29%
52%
19%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
35%
52%
13%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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Concerns & ideas in Cannington

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Cannington (n = 216)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Inflation/Cost of Living
52%
59%
Law & order
46%
41%
Housing/Price of Housing
35%
43%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
21%
25%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
18%
14%
Poverty/Inequality
15%
8%
Unemployment
15%
6%
Transport
15%
15%
Population/Overpopulation
13%
12%
Healthcare/Hospitals
11%
9%
Education
11%
7%
Environmental Concerns
8%
10%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
8%
15%
Taxation
8%
5%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
7%
6%
The Economy
7%
12%
Race Relations/Racism
6%
5%
Immigration
3%
5%
Defence
2%
1%
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Custom questions in Cannington

Best ways to address the effects of climate change in your local area?
Cannington (n = 216)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals)
59%
61%
Provide options for recycling waste (e.g. household waste, food waste, e-waste, etc.).
50%
53%
Reduce pollution of the environment
47%
42%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
46%
50%
The use of more sustainable transport options (e.g. walking, cycling, public transport, etc)
46%
46%
Adopt renewable energy sources
44%
45%
Conserve natural resources (e.g. air, water, soil, etc.)
41%
42%
Through more sustainable building and development practices
28%
34%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
28%
26%
Encourage residents to buy locally
21%
26%
I don’t know enough about climate change
6%
5%
I don’t believe in climate change
4%
5%
Some other way
2%
4%
I don’t believe the effects of climate change need to be addressed
1%
2%
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What do you find yourself needing to leave the City of Canning to access?
Cannington (n = 216)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Work
52%
52%
Healthcare
31%
36%
Shops
27%
28%
Events
27%
42%
Recreation
23%
28%
School
23%
16%
Leisure
23%
29%
None of the above
19%
12%
Sporting Clubs
16%
14%
Community Groups
13%
13%
Other reason
11%
9%
Childcare
10%
6%
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Where do you connect and interact with others in your community in the City of Canning?
Cannington (n = 216)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Your local park
47%
50%
The local shops
39%
46%
Leisure centres
37%
31%
Cafes and restaurants
32%
44%
City events
29%
21%
Schools
26%
21%
On my street
26%
38%
Libraries
24%
23%
Sporting clubs
13%
16%
Youth centres
13%
3%
Cultural and Religious institutions
10%
11%
Community groups
9%
14%
I don't connect / interact with others in my community
8%
7%
Somewhere else
3%
6%
Seniors centres
2%
3%
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