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City of Canning community views

The Community Views team surveyed 161 residents from East Cannington in November 2023.

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About the Living in Place community survey
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Understanding Financial Wellbeing and Economic Confidence
About the Survey - 2023
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East Cannington in City of Canning

East Cannington is made up of East Cannington.

Living in East Cannington

East Cannington Overall Liveability Index
City of Canning
65.5
Bentley
56.1
Canning Vale
64.5
Cannington
64.5
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

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East Cannington Overall Liveability Index

East Cannington Overall Liveability Index 61.4

City of Canning Overall Liveability Index

City of Canning Overall Liveability Index 65.5

East Cannington
City of Canning
Importance
Experience

Feeling safe

Importance
Experience
71%
5.2
76%
6.2

Natural environment

Importance
Experience
57%
6.3
59%
7.3

Shopping, leisure & dining

Importance
Experience
51%
7.5
43%
6.8

Making your way

Importance
Experience
47%
6.5
32%
6.7

Public transport

Importance
Experience
46%
6.8
42%
7.0

Social cohesion

Importance
Experience
32%
6.9
31%
7.0

Affordable decent housing

Importance
Experience
31%
5.9
32%
5.8

A lack of road congestion

Importance
Experience
28%
5.2
27%
5.7

Education

Importance
Experience
28%
5.5
33%
6.9

Sense of community

Importance
Experience
25%
5.9
36%
6.4

Health services

Importance
Experience
20%
5.9
27%
6.7

Sports and recreation

Importance
Experience
17%
6.0
17%
6.6

Opportunity for all

Importance
Experience
15%
6.5
15%
6.6

Cultural facilities

Importance
Experience
14%
4.7
11%
4.9

Good job prospects

Importance
Experience
12%
5.6
9%
5.6

A prosperous economy

Importance
Experience
7%
5.7
9%
6.2
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Health and Wellbeing in East 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?
East Cannington (n = 161)
7.3
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7.4
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
East Cannington (n = 161)
11%
55%
35%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
8%
59%
33%
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?
East Cannington (n = 161)
7.7
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7.6
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
East Cannington (n = 161)
10%
67%
23%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
8%
67%
25%
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?
East Cannington (n = 161)
7.3
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7.4
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
East Cannington (n = 161)
13%
66%
22%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7%
70%
24%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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Financial circumstances in East 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?
East Cannington (n = 161)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
6.6
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
East Cannington (n = 161)
30%
51%
20%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
20%
57%
23%
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?
East Cannington (n = 161)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2593)
Always late
0%
1%
Often late
4%
4%
Sometimes late
34%
28%
Never late
62%
67%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
East Cannington (n = 161)
32%
51%
18%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
35%
52%
13%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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Concerns & ideas in East Cannington

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
East Cannington (n = 161)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Law & order
52%
41%
Inflation/Cost of Living
52%
59%
Housing/Price of Housing
37%
43%
Transport
25%
15%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
19%
14%
Population/Overpopulation
16%
12%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
16%
25%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
12%
15%
Education
12%
7%
Immigration
12%
5%
Healthcare/Hospitals
8%
9%
Poverty/Inequality
8%
8%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
8%
6%
The Economy
8%
12%
Environmental Concerns
6%
10%
Unemployment
4%
6%
Taxation
4%
5%
Race Relations/Racism
2%
5%
Defence
0%
1%
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Significantly lower
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Custom questions in East Cannington

Best ways to address the effects of climate change in your local area?
East Cannington (n = 161)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals)
53%
61%
Provide options for recycling waste (e.g. household waste, food waste, e-waste, etc.).
48%
53%
Conserve natural resources (e.g. air, water, soil, etc.)
46%
42%
Adopt renewable energy sources
45%
45%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
45%
50%
The use of more sustainable transport options (e.g. walking, cycling, public transport, etc)
44%
46%
Reduce pollution of the environment
41%
42%
Through more sustainable building and development practices
34%
34%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
24%
26%
Encourage residents to buy locally
19%
26%
I don’t know enough about climate change
9%
5%
Some other way
8%
4%
I don’t believe in climate change
8%
5%
I don’t believe the effects of climate change need to be addressed
0%
2%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
What do you find yourself needing to leave the City of Canning to access?
East Cannington (n = 161)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Work
50%
52%
Healthcare
39%
36%
Events
36%
42%
Recreation
28%
28%
School
27%
16%
Leisure
23%
29%
Sporting Clubs
19%
14%
Shops
17%
28%
Other reason
13%
9%
None of the above
11%
12%
Community Groups
10%
13%
Childcare
4%
6%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Where do you connect and interact with others in your community in the City of Canning?
East Cannington (n = 161)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Your local park
39%
50%
On my street
38%
38%
The local shops
38%
46%
Cafes and restaurants
36%
44%
Leisure centres
32%
31%
Libraries
18%
23%
Schools
15%
21%
City events
14%
21%
I don't connect / interact with others in my community
13%
7%
Cultural and Religious institutions
11%
11%
Community groups
10%
14%
Sporting clubs
8%
16%
Somewhere else
7%
6%
Youth centres
2%
3%
Seniors centres
2%
3%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower