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City of Canning community views

The Community Views team surveyed 186 residents from Riverton in November 2023.

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Riverton in City of Canning

Riverton is made up of Riverton.

Living in Riverton

Riverton Overall Liveability Index
City of Canning
65.5
Bentley
56.1
Canning Vale
64.5
Cannington
64.5
East Cannington
61.4
Ferndale
66.4
Lynwood
66.4
Parkwood
69.7
Queens Park & Welshpool
58.5
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

Riverton Overall Liveability Index

Riverton Overall Liveability Index 73.3

City of Canning Overall Liveability Index

City of Canning Overall Liveability Index 65.5

Riverton
City of Canning
Importance
Experience
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
72%
8.5
59%
7.3
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
72%
7.5
76%
6.2
Public transport
Importance
Experience
43%
6.8
42%
7.0
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
40%
7.1
43%
6.8
Education
Importance
Experience
40%
8.5
33%
6.9
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
36%
7.0
36%
6.4
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
34%
7.8
31%
7.0
Making your way
Importance
Experience
32%
7.2
32%
6.7
Health services
Importance
Experience
27%
7.3
27%
6.7
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
24%
5.5
32%
5.8
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
21%
6.4
27%
5.7
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
15%
7.2
17%
6.6
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
13%
5.8
9%
5.6
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
12%
6.8
9%
6.2
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
12%
7.1
15%
6.6
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
7%
5.6
11%
4.9
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 Riverton

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?
Riverton (n = 186)
7.4
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7.4
Very poor
Excellent
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Significantly lower
Riverton (n = 186)
6%
66%
28%
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?
Riverton (n = 186)
7.7
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7.6
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Riverton (n = 186)
6%
67%
26%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
8%
67%
25%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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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?
Riverton (n = 186)
7.5
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7.4
Very poor
Excellent
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Significantly lower
Riverton (n = 186)
5%
74%
21%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7%
70%
24%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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Financial circumstances in Riverton

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?
Riverton (n = 186)
6.5
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
6.6
Very poor
Excellent
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Significantly lower
Riverton (n = 186)
20%
56%
24%
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?
Riverton (n = 186)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2593)
Always late
1%
1%
Often late
4%
4%
Sometimes late
25%
28%
Never late
70%
67%
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Significantly lower
Riverton (n = 186)
30%
58%
12%
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 Riverton

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Riverton (n = 186)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Inflation/Cost of Living
62%
59%
Housing/Price of Housing
56%
43%
Law & order
32%
41%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
25%
25%
Population/Overpopulation
18%
12%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
17%
15%
Transport
17%
15%
Environmental Concerns
14%
10%
The Economy
14%
12%
Healthcare/Hospitals
13%
9%
Unemployment
7%
6%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
6%
14%
Poverty/Inequality
6%
8%
Taxation
4%
5%
Race Relations/Racism
4%
5%
Immigration
3%
5%
Education
3%
7%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
2%
6%
Defence
0%
1%
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Custom questions in Riverton

Best ways to address the effects of climate change in your local area?
Riverton (n = 186)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals)
64%
61%
Provide options for recycling waste (e.g. household waste, food waste, e-waste, etc.).
62%
53%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
59%
50%
The use of more sustainable transport options (e.g. walking, cycling, public transport, etc)
50%
46%
Adopt renewable energy sources
48%
45%
Conserve natural resources (e.g. air, water, soil, etc.)
47%
42%
Reduce pollution of the environment
41%
42%
Through more sustainable building and development practices
35%
34%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
29%
26%
Encourage residents to buy locally
27%
26%
Some other way
6%
4%
I don’t know enough about climate change
5%
5%
I don’t believe in climate change
4%
5%
I don’t believe the effects of climate change need to be addressed
0%
2%
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What do you find yourself needing to leave the City of Canning to access?
Riverton (n = 186)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Work
50%
52%
Healthcare
45%
36%
Events
42%
42%
Shops
30%
28%
Recreation
25%
28%
Leisure
24%
29%
School
14%
16%
None of the above
10%
12%
Community Groups
7%
13%
Other reason
7%
9%
Sporting Clubs
7%
14%
Childcare
4%
6%
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Where do you connect and interact with others in your community in the City of Canning?
Riverton (n = 186)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Your local park
63%
50%
Cafes and restaurants
47%
44%
The local shops
45%
46%
On my street
41%
38%
Leisure centres
40%
31%
Libraries
31%
23%
Schools
24%
21%
City events
24%
21%
Community groups
19%
14%
Cultural and Religious institutions
18%
11%
Sporting clubs
17%
16%
Seniors centres
5%
3%
I don't connect / interact with others in my community
4%
7%
Somewhere else
2%
6%
Youth centres
1%
3%
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