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City of Parramatta community views

The ability to view and participate in sports and recreation

'The ability to view and participate in sports and recreation' delivers benefits to the community well beyond the physical field of play. Engaging in sports and recreation increases the chance of incidental social contact, brings cognitive benefits and often serves as places where the community can connect across social, cultural and generational lines.

View and participate in sports and recreation in City of Parramatta

15% of residents selected ‘The ability to view and participate in sports and recreation’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 13th most important liveability aspect for City of Parramatta residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘The ability to view and participate in sports and recreation’ in their local area 6.2 out of 10, on average, making it the 9th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of City of Parramatta placed greater importance on View and participate in sports and recreation and reported worse local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
15%
6.2
Australia
12%
6.8
Metropolitan Australia
12%
6.8
Metropolitan Sydney
13%
6.6
New South Wales
12%
6.7
Middle Suburbs
12%
6.7

Local areas

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
15%
6.2
Parramatta (n = 422)
13%
5.9
Rosehill (n = 248)
14%
6.2
North Rocks (n = 237)
17%
6.6
Epping (n = 70)
24%
6.6
Dundas (n = 105)
11%
6.5

Gender

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
15%
6.2
Male (n = 453)
18%
6.2
Female (n = 601)
12%
6.3
Other (n = 20)
25%
6.2

Age

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
15%
6.2
18 - 34 (n = 234)
12%
6.0
35 - 59 (n = 556)
17%
6.3
60 + (n = 311)
12%
6.5

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