City of Parramatta community views

The Community Views team surveyed 237 residents from North Rocks in January 2023.

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Video: Key Insights 2022
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About the Living in Place community survey
Understanding Health and Wellbeing
Understanding Housing
Understanding Transport Infrastructure
Understanding Social Infrastructure
Understanding Financial Wellbeing and Economic Confidence
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North Rocks in City of Parramatta

North Rocks is made up of Carlingford, Baulkham Hills, North Rocks, Winston Hills, and North Parramatta.

Living in North Rocks

North Rocks Overall Liveability Index
City of Parramatta
61.1
Dundas
58.5
Epping
61.1
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

North Rocks Overall Liveability Index

City of Parramatta Overall Liveability Index

North Rocks
City of Parramatta
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
66%
6.8
64%
6.4
Public transport
57%
6.3
61%
6.5
Natural environment
50%
6.8
52%
6.6
Shopping, leisure & dining
48%
6.9
48%
6.3
Affordable decent housing
43%
5.0
42%
5.2
Making your way
38%
5.9
40%
5.9
A lack of road congestion
33%
4.5
29%
4.3
Health services
30%
7.0
31%
6.8
Sense of community
26%
6.2
23%
5.9
Social cohesion
22%
7.0
26%
6.8
Education
20%
7.2
21%
6.4
Sports and recreation
17%
6.6
15%
6.2
Cultural facilities
16%
5.1
15%
4.7
Opportunity for all
12%
6.5
11%
6.4
Good job prospects
11%
6.0
13%
5.7
A prosperous economy
10%
6.5
9%
6.1
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Health and Wellbeing in North Rocks

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?
North Rocks (n = 237)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
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North Rocks (n = 237)
13%
54%
33%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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?
North Rocks (n = 237)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
7.2
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North Rocks (n = 237)
13%
59%
28%
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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?
North Rocks (n = 237)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
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North Rocks (n = 237)
8%
71%
22%
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City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
11%
69%
20%
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Financial circumstances in North Rocks

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?
North Rocks (n = 237)
6.3
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
6.2
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Excellent
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North Rocks (n = 237)
27%
51%
22%
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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?
North Rocks (n = 237)
City of Parramatta (n = 1005)
Always late
1%
2%
Often late
5%
5%
Sometimes late
28%
29%
Never late
67%
64%
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North Rocks (n = 237)
41%
47%
11%
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City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
39%
45%
16%
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Concerns & ideas in North Rocks

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
North Rocks (n = 237)
City of Parramatta (n = 1082)
Inflation/Cost of Living
62%
57%
Housing/Price of Housing
51%
48%
Transport
30%
26%
Population/Overpopulation
29%
28%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
24%
21%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
21%
18%
The Economy
15%
12%
Law & order
14%
18%
Poverty/Inequality
10%
9%
Environmental Concerns
9%
12%
Healthcare/Hospitals
9%
9%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
9%
11%
Taxation
6%
5%
Immigration
5%
8%
Unemployment
4%
6%
Race Relations/Racism
2%
5%
Education
1%
5%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
0%
1%
Defence
0%
0%
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