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City of Parramatta community views

Social cohesion (e.g. acceptance of multiculturalism, religious groups living in harmony, etc)

Studies have shown that societies with high levels of 'social cohesion' tend to be more prosperous, economically competitive and resilient. To this end, residents are a tremendous resource for informing our understanding as to how cohesive our local communities are today, tomorrow, and whether there are some communities that are becoming more or less cohesive over-time. People born overseas tend to place more stock in 'social cohesion' than those who were born here.

Social cohesion in City of Parramatta

26% of residents selected ‘Social cohesion (e.g. acceptance of multiculturalism, religious groups living in harmony, etc)’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 9th most important liveability aspect for City of Parramatta residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Social cohesion (e.g. acceptance of multiculturalism, religious groups living in harmony, etc)’ in their local area 6.8 out of 10, on average, making it the 2nd most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of City of Parramatta reported better local area experiences for Social cohesion.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
26%
6.8
Australia
24%
6.4
Metropolitan Australia
24%
6.4
Metropolitan Sydney
23%
6.5
New South Wales
23%
6.4
Middle Suburbs
25%
6.6

Local areas

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
26%
6.8
Parramatta (n = 422)
28%
6.7
Rosehill (n = 248)
28%
6.9
North Rocks (n = 237)
22%
7.0
Epping (n = 70)
22%
6.8
Dundas (n = 105)
24%
6.3

Gender

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
26%
6.8
Male (n = 453)
27%
6.8
Female (n = 601)
25%
6.8
Other (n = 20)
23%
6.3

Age

Importance
Experience
City of Parramatta
26%
6.8
18 - 34 (n = 234)
30%
6.9
35 - 59 (n = 556)
22%
6.7
60 + (n = 311)
26%
6.7

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