City of Parramatta community views

Opportunity for all

It has been well documented that if people are treated fairly and without prejudice then they will have a far greater chance of making social and economic progress. History has shown what happens when the power and opportunities are concentrated into the hands of too few. To this end, monitoring the value the community places on 'opportunity for all' and how well they believe their local area delivers in that regard is an important metric to informing our understanding of how well we are progressing as a society.

Opportunity for all in City of Parramatta

11% of residents selected ‘Opportunity for all’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 15th most important liveability aspect for City of Parramatta residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Opportunity for all’ in their local area 6.4 out of 10, on average, making it the 7th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of City of Parramatta placed less importance on Opportunity for all.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
11%
6.4
Australia
23%
6.2
New South Wales
23%
6.3
Metropolitan Sydney
23%
6.5
Metropolitan Australia
23%
6.2
Middle Suburbs
22%
6.3

Local areas

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
11%
6.4
Parramatta (n = 422)
12%
6.2
Rosehill (n = 248)
8%
6.6
North Rocks (n = 237)
12%
6.5
Epping (n = 70)
8%
6.3
Dundas (n = 105)
14%
6.1

Gender

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
11%
6.4
Male (n = 453)
11%
6.5
Female (n = 601)
11%
6.3
Other (n = 20)
17%
5.9

Age

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
11%
6.4
18 - 34 (n = 234)
11%
6.3
35 - 59 (n = 556)
10%
6.3
60 + (n = 311)
13%
6.4

Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Download data