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City of Parramatta community views

Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals

While never selected among the most important attributes that Australians believe makes somewhere a good place to live, the delivery of 'cultural facilities such as museums, galleries and festivals' form an ever-increasing part of our services, experiences and tourism economies. From large cities to silo towns, investment in the arts will continue to be popular lever used to activate place renewal. And, to this end, understanding the community's views on cultural facilities makes an important contribution to our overall understanding of places.

Cultural facilities in City of Parramatta

15% of residents selected ‘Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 12th most important liveability aspect for City of Parramatta residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals’ in their local area 4.7 out of 10, on average, making it the 15th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of City of Parramatta reported worse local area experiences for Cultural facilities.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
15%
4.7
Australia
13%
5.7
Metropolitan Australia
13%
5.7
Metropolitan Sydney
14%
5.6
New South Wales
13%
5.6
Middle Suburbs
14%
5.8

Local areas

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
15%
4.7
Parramatta (n = 422)
17%
4.8
Rosehill (n = 248)
12%
4.6
North Rocks (n = 237)
16%
5.1
Epping (n = 70)
15%
3.9
Dundas (n = 105)
13%
4.4

Gender

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
15%
4.7
Male (n = 453)
15%
4.8
Female (n = 601)
16%
4.7
Other (n = 20)
4%
4.0

Age

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
15%
4.7
18 - 34 (n = 234)
16%
4.4
35 - 59 (n = 556)
15%
4.8
60 + (n = 311)
16%
5.0

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