A strong sense of community

While you don’t necessarily have to love thy neighbour there certainly is a value in feeling like you have 'a strong sense of community'. Countless studies report the positive correlation between residents’ connection to place / community with higher levels of self-reported wellbeing and optimism. Typically, Regional Australians place a relatively higher value 'a strong sense of community' when asked to consider what makes somewhere a good place to live.

A strong sense of community in City of Parramatta

23% of residents selected ‘A strong sense of community’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 10th most important liveability aspect for City of Parramatta residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘A strong sense of community’ in their local area 5.9 out of 10, on average, making it the 12th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of City of Parramatta placed less importance on A strong sense of community and reported worse local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
23%
5.9
Australia
30%
6.4
New South Wales
30%
6.5
Metropolitan Sydney
25%
6.5
Metropolitan Australia
30%
6.4
Middle Suburbs
26%
6.4

Local areas

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
23%
5.9
Parramatta (n = 422)
19%
5.7
Rosehill (n = 248)
26%
6.1
North Rocks (n = 237)
26%
6.2
Epping (n = 70)
26%
5.8
Dundas (n = 105)
27%
5.9

Gender

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
23%
5.9
Male (n = 453)
22%
5.9
Female (n = 601)
24%
6.0
Other (n = 20)
30%
5.2

Age

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
23%
5.9
18 - 34 (n = 234)
15%
5.7
35 - 59 (n = 556)
26%
6.0
60 + (n = 311)
30%
6.1

Significantly higher
Significantly lower