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City of Canning community views

The Community Views team surveyed 113 residents from St James in November 2023.

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St James in City of Canning

St James is made up of St James.

Living in St James

St James 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
Riverton
73.3
Rossmoyne
75.3
Shelley
73.3
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

St James Overall Liveability Index

St James Overall Liveability Index 56.2

City of Canning Overall Liveability Index

City of Canning Overall Liveability Index 65.5

St James
City of Canning
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
76%
4.0
76%
6.2
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
65%
5.7
59%
7.3
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
51%
6.3
43%
6.8
Public transport
Importance
Experience
49%
6.8
42%
7.0
Making your way
Importance
Experience
36%
6.6
32%
6.7
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
35%
5.5
32%
5.8
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
34%
5.5
36%
6.4
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
30%
6.2
31%
7.0
Health services
Importance
Experience
27%
6.0
27%
6.7
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
22%
4.2
11%
4.9
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
21%
5.0
27%
5.7
Education
Importance
Experience
20%
6.4
33%
6.9
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
15%
5.7
15%
6.6
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
8%
5.4
9%
5.6
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
7%
5.7
17%
6.6
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
3%
5.2
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 St James

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?
St James (n = 113)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7.4
Very poor
Excellent
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Significantly lower
St James (n = 113)
13%
51%
36%
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?
St James (n = 113)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7.6
Very poor
Excellent
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St James (n = 113)
12%
63%
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?
St James (n = 113)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
7.4
Very poor
Excellent
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St James (n = 113)
6%
68%
26%
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 St James

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?
St James (n = 113)
6.3
Very poor
Excellent
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
6.6
Very poor
Excellent
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St James (n = 113)
31%
50%
19%
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?
St James (n = 113)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2593)
Always late
2%
1%
Often late
8%
4%
Sometimes late
28%
28%
Never late
62%
67%
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St James (n = 113)
58%
33%
8%
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 St James

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
St James (n = 113)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Law & order
59%
41%
Inflation/Cost of Living
56%
59%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
39%
14%
Housing/Price of Housing
27%
43%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
23%
6%
Poverty/Inequality
19%
8%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
18%
15%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
12%
25%
Race Relations/Racism
11%
5%
Transport
8%
15%
Unemployment
6%
6%
Environmental Concerns
6%
10%
The Economy
4%
12%
Taxation
3%
5%
Immigration
3%
5%
Education
2%
7%
Population/Overpopulation
1%
12%
Healthcare/Hospitals
1%
9%
Defence
0%
1%
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Custom questions in St James

Best ways to address the effects of climate change in your local area?
St James (n = 113)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals)
75%
61%
Through more sustainable building and development practices
55%
34%
Provide options for recycling waste (e.g. household waste, food waste, e-waste, etc.).
54%
53%
The use of more sustainable transport options (e.g. walking, cycling, public transport, etc)
54%
46%
Reduce pollution of the environment
52%
42%
Adopt renewable energy sources
50%
45%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
45%
50%
Conserve natural resources (e.g. air, water, soil, etc.)
44%
42%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
34%
26%
Encourage residents to buy locally
25%
26%
Some other way
2%
4%
I don’t believe the effects of climate change need to be addressed
2%
2%
I don’t believe in climate change
2%
5%
I don’t know enough about climate change
1%
5%
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What do you find yourself needing to leave the City of Canning to access?
St James (n = 113)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Work
63%
52%
Events
61%
42%
Leisure
47%
29%
Healthcare
45%
36%
Recreation
38%
28%
Shops
26%
28%
School
24%
16%
Community Groups
17%
13%
Sporting Clubs
16%
14%
Childcare
15%
6%
Other reason
12%
9%
None of the above
6%
12%
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Where do you connect and interact with others in your community in the City of Canning?
St James (n = 113)
City of Canning 2023 (n = 2807)
Cafes and restaurants
52%
44%
The local shops
46%
46%
On my street
45%
38%
Your local park
36%
50%
City events
25%
21%
Leisure centres
25%
31%
Libraries
17%
23%
Community groups
17%
14%
I don't connect / interact with others in my community
13%
7%
Schools
11%
21%
Sporting clubs
8%
16%
Cultural and Religious institutions
7%
11%
Somewhere else
6%
6%
Youth centres
0%
3%
Seniors centres
0%
3%
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