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Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals

While never selected among the most important attributes that Australians believe makes somewhere a good place to live, the delivery of 'cultural facilities such as museums, galleries and festivals' form an ever-increasing part of our services, experiences and tourism economies. From large cities to silo towns, investment in the arts will continue to be popular lever used to activate place renewal. And, to this end, understanding the community's views on cultural facilities makes an important contribution to our overall understanding of places.

Cultural facilities in City of Canning

11% of residents selected ‘Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 14th most important liveability aspect for City of Canning residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals’ in their local area 4.9 out of 10, on average, making it the 16th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2023, residents of City of Canning placed less importance on Cultural facilities and reported worse local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
City of Canning
11%
4.9
Australia: 2023
16%
5.9
Metropolitan Australia: 2023
18%
6.0
Western Australia: 2023
14%
5.3
Perth: 2023
17%
5.4

Local areas

Importance
Experience
City of Canning
11%
4.9
Wilson (n = 234)
14%
4.9
Ferndale (n = 212)
11%
4.9
Cannington (n = 216)
12%
5.4
Parkwood (n = 191)
9%
4.8
St James (n = 113)
22%
4.2
Canning Vale (n = 250)
8%
4.6
Willetton & Leeming (n = 514)
13%
5.1
Bentley (n = 182)
8%
4.3
Rossmoyne (n = 111)
5%
5.2
Shelley (n = 148)
3%
5.3
Riverton (n = 186)
7%
5.6
East Cannington (n = 161)
14%
4.7
Lynwood (n = 99)
18%
5.0
Queens Park & Welshpool (n = 190)
15%
4.5

Gender

Importance
Experience
City of Canning
11%
4.9
Man or Male (n = 875)
11%
4.8
Woman or Female (n = 1841)
11%
5.0
Non-binary (n = 15)
20%
4.5
Prefer not to answer (n = 65)
14%
4.3

Age

Importance
Experience
City of Canning
11%
4.9
18 - 34 (n = 476)
15%
4.9
35 - 59 (n = 1292)
11%
4.8
60 + (n = 927)
7%
5.1

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