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High quality education opportunities

While younger Australians tend to place a higher value on the provision of 'high quality education opportunities' when asked to consider what makes somewhere a good place to live, the changing nature of how we learn and work determines that one’s ability access and participate in high quality education across all ages and employment sectors will only become more important to our personal social progress, collective economic security and overall wellbeing.

High quality education opportunities in City of Canning

Greater Importance & Better Experiences

33% of residents selected ‘High quality education opportunities’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 6th most important liveability aspect for City of Canning residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘High quality education opportunities’ in their local area 6.9 out of 10, on average, making it the 4th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2023, residents of City of Canning placed greater importance on High quality education opportunities and reported better local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
City of Canning
33%
6.9
Australia: 2023
19%
6.5
Metropolitan Australia: 2023
19%
6.7
Western Australia: 2023
16%
6.4
Perth: 2023
16%
6.7

Local areas

Importance
Experience
City of Canning
33%
6.9
Wilson (n = 234)
19%
6.2
Ferndale (n = 212)
23%
6.5
Cannington (n = 216)
31%
6.0
Parkwood (n = 191)
37%
6.9
St James (n = 113)
20%
6.4
Canning Vale (n = 250)
38%
6.6
Willetton & Leeming (n = 514)
45%
8.6
Bentley (n = 182)
22%
6.0
Rossmoyne (n = 111)
35%
8.6
Shelley (n = 148)
35%
8.3
Riverton (n = 186)
40%
8.5
East Cannington (n = 161)
28%
5.5
Lynwood (n = 99)
34%
6.7
Queens Park & Welshpool (n = 190)
34%
5.6

Gender

Importance
Experience
City of Canning
33%
6.9
Man or Male (n = 875)
34%
7.0
Woman or Female (n = 1841)
32%
7.0
Non-binary (n = 15)
13%
6.7
Prefer not to answer (n = 65)
29%
5.7

Age

Importance
Experience
City of Canning
33%
6.9
18 - 34 (n = 476)
31%
6.6
35 - 59 (n = 1292)
40%
6.9
60 + (n = 927)
22%
7.6

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