City of Parramatta community views

The Community Views team surveyed 105 residents from Dundas in January 2023.

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Understanding Financial Wellbeing and Economic Confidence
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Dundas in City of Parramatta

Dundas is made up of Dundas, Oatlands, Ermington, and Telopea.

Living in Dundas

Dundas Overall Liveability Index
City of Parramatta
61.1
Epping
61.1
North Rocks
63.0
Parramatta
61.7
Rosehill
59.4
Collected January 2023

Use the values and experiences matrix to understand the relationship between what your residents believe makes somewhere a good place to live and how they experience their local area in that regard. The matrix highlights the attributes that your community believe needs to maintained and improved to advance overall liveability.

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences    Greater Importance & Better Experiences    Less important attributes

Dundas Overall Liveability Index

City of Parramatta Overall Liveability Index

Dundas
City of Parramatta
Importance
Experience
Public transport
66%
5.6
61%
6.5
Feeling safe
59%
6.2
64%
6.4
Natural environment
54%
6.9
52%
6.6
Shopping, leisure & dining
47%
5.6
48%
6.3
Making your way
43%
5.6
40%
5.9
Affordable decent housing
39%
5.2
42%
5.2
Health services
36%
6.6
31%
6.8
A lack of road congestion
31%
4.5
29%
4.3
Sense of community
27%
5.9
23%
5.9
Social cohesion
24%
6.3
26%
6.8
Education
20%
6.4
21%
6.4
Opportunity for all
14%
6.1
11%
6.4
Cultural facilities
13%
4.4
15%
4.7
Good job prospects
13%
5.3
13%
5.7
Sports and recreation
11%
6.5
15%
6.2
A prosperous economy
4%
5.8
9%
6.1
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Health and Wellbeing in Dundas

Physical Health
How would you rate your physical health?
Do you think your physical health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Dundas (n = 105)
6.8
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
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Dundas (n = 105)
14%
60%
26%
Get worse
Stay the same
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City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
11%
57%
31%
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Mental Health
How would you rate your mental health?
Do you think your mental health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Dundas (n = 105)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
7.2
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Dundas (n = 105)
10%
71%
19%
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City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
12%
62%
25%
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Social wellbeing
How would you rate your social wellbeing?
Do you think your social wellbeing will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Dundas (n = 105)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
7.0
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Excellent
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Dundas (n = 105)
9%
75%
16%
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City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
11%
69%
20%
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Financial circumstances in Dundas

How would you rate your personal financial circumstances?
Do you think your personal financial circumstance will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Dundas (n = 105)
6.2
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
6.2
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Excellent
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Dundas (n = 105)
29%
63%
8%
Get worse
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City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
27%
50%
23%
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How often, if ever, are you late meeting your financial commitments?
Do you think the economic situation in your local area will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Dundas (n = 105)
City of Parramatta (n = 1005)
Always late
1%
2%
Often late
5%
5%
Sometimes late
29%
29%
Never late
65%
64%
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Dundas (n = 105)
42%
50%
8%
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City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
39%
45%
16%
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Concerns & ideas in Dundas

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Dundas (n = 105)
City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
Inflation/Cost of Living
53%
57%
Housing/Price of Housing
40%
48%
Transport
35%
26%
Population/Overpopulation
28%
28%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
20%
21%
Law & order
20%
18%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
18%
18%
Healthcare/Hospitals
16%
9%
The Economy
16%
12%
Environmental Concerns
15%
12%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
14%
11%
Poverty/Inequality
9%
9%
Unemployment
5%
6%
Education
5%
5%
Race Relations/Racism
3%
5%
Immigration
1%
8%
Taxation
1%
5%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
0%
1%
Defence
0%
0%
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