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City of Parramatta community views

The Community Views team surveyed 422 residents from Parramatta in January 2023.

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Understanding Housing
Understanding Transport Infrastructure
Understanding Social Infrastructure
Understanding Financial Wellbeing and Economic Confidence
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Parramatta in City of Parramatta

Parramatta is made up of Parramatta, Westmead, Toongabbie, Wentworthville, Northmead, Seven Hills, Constitution Hill, Pendle Hill, and Old Toongabbie.

Living in Parramatta

Parramatta Overall Liveability Index
City of Parramatta
61.1
Dundas
58.5
Epping
61.1
North Rocks
63.0
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

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Parramatta Overall Liveability Index

Parramatta Overall Liveability Index 61.7

City of Parramatta Overall Liveability Index

City of Parramatta Overall Liveability Index 61.1

Parramatta
City of Parramatta
Importance
Experience

Feeling safe

Importance
Experience
63%
6.2
64%
6.4

Public transport

Importance
Experience
60%
6.9
61%
6.5

Natural environment

Importance
Experience
51%
6.4
52%
6.6

Shopping, leisure & dining

Importance
Experience
48%
6.4
48%
6.3

Affordable decent housing

Importance
Experience
44%
5.4
42%
5.2

Making your way

Importance
Experience
40%
6.2
40%
5.9

Health services

Importance
Experience
32%
7.0
31%
6.8

Social cohesion

Importance
Experience
28%
6.7
26%
6.8

A lack of road congestion

Importance
Experience
26%
4.6
29%
4.3

Education

Importance
Experience
19%
6.3
21%
6.4

Sense of community

Importance
Experience
19%
5.7
23%
5.9

Cultural facilities

Importance
Experience
17%
4.8
15%
4.7

Good job prospects

Importance
Experience
16%
5.8
13%
5.7

Sports and recreation

Importance
Experience
13%
5.9
15%
6.2

Opportunity for all

Importance
Experience
12%
6.2
11%
6.4

A prosperous economy

Importance
Experience
11%
6.0
9%
6.1
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Health and Wellbeing in Parramatta

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?
Parramatta (n = 422)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Parramatta (n = 422)
13%
55%
33%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
11%
57%
31%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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?
Parramatta (n = 422)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Parramatta (n = 422)
13%
60%
27%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
12%
62%
25%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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?
Parramatta (n = 422)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Parramatta (n = 422)
13%
66%
21%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
11%
69%
20%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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Financial circumstances in Parramatta

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?
Parramatta (n = 422)
6.0
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
6.2
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Parramatta (n = 422)
26%
47%
27%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
27%
50%
23%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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?
Parramatta (n = 422)
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1005)
Always late
2%
2%
Often late
5%
5%
Sometimes late
32%
29%
Never late
60%
64%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Parramatta (n = 422)
39%
40%
21%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
39%
45%
16%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
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Concerns & ideas in Parramatta

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Parramatta (n = 422)
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
Inflation/Cost of Living
60%
57%
Housing/Price of Housing
49%
48%
Population/Overpopulation
23%
28%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
23%
21%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
19%
18%
Law & order
19%
18%
Transport
18%
26%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
13%
11%
Environmental Concerns
12%
12%
The Economy
12%
12%
Poverty/Inequality
10%
9%
Immigration
9%
8%
Unemployment
8%
6%
Race Relations/Racism
7%
5%
Healthcare/Hospitals
6%
9%
Taxation
6%
5%
Education
4%
5%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
3%
1%
Defence
1%
0%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower