Sign in
City of Canning community views

Feeling safe

Feeling safe and secure has been described as the bedrock upon which our more social and aspirational needs can be met. It’s been argued that if we do not feel safe and secure, we simply cannot participate to our fullest extent. To this end, it’s no surprise that ‘feeling safe’ is often nominated as the most important attribute that contributes to making somewhere a good place to live. Read more about .id's views on the importance of 'feeling safe' here.

Feeling safe in City of Canning

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences

76% of residents selected ‘Feeling safe’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 1st most important liveability aspect for City of Canning residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Feeling safe’ in their local area 6.2 out of 10, on average, making it the 11th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2023, residents of City of Canning placed greater importance on Feeling safe and reported worse local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
City of Canning
76%
6.2
Australia: 2023
63%
6.7
Metropolitan Australia: 2023
63%
6.8
Western Australia: 2023
65%
6.7
Perth: 2023
64%
6.8

Local areas

Importance
Experience
City of Canning
76%
6.2
Wilson (n = 234)
82%
5.8
Ferndale (n = 212)
78%
6.3
Cannington (n = 216)
71%
5.7
Parkwood (n = 191)
77%
7.4
St James (n = 113)
76%
4.0
Canning Vale (n = 250)
87%
7.0
Willetton & Leeming (n = 514)
73%
7.2
Bentley (n = 182)
77%
4.1
Rossmoyne (n = 111)
84%
8.0
Shelley (n = 148)
78%
7.6
Riverton (n = 186)
72%
7.5
East Cannington (n = 161)
71%
5.2
Lynwood (n = 99)
80%
6.7
Queens Park & Welshpool (n = 190)
76%
4.8

Gender

Importance
Experience
City of Canning
76%
6.2
Man or Male (n = 875)
72%
6.3
Woman or Female (n = 1841)
81%
6.3
Non-binary (n = 15)
67%
5.4
Prefer not to answer (n = 65)
75%
5.3

Age

Importance
Experience
City of Canning
76%
6.2
18 - 34 (n = 476)
75%
5.9
35 - 59 (n = 1292)
78%
6.2
60 + (n = 927)
76%
6.8

Significantly higher
Significantly lower