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Wingecarribee Shire 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 Wingecarribee Shire

17% 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 13th most important liveability aspect for Wingecarribee Shire residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Cultural facilities such as museums, galleries, festivals’ in their local area 5.7 out of 10, on average, making it the 11th most positively experienced attribute of 16.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Wingecarribee Shire
17%
5.7
Australia: 2023
16%
5.9
New South Wales: 2023
15%
5.6
Regional Australia: 2023
13%
5.6
Southern NSW: 2023
11%
5.2

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Wingecarribee Shire
17%
5.7
Moss Vale (n = 155)
13%
5.6
Mittagong District (n = 172)
16%
5.8
Bowral and Burradoo (n = 225)
24%
6.4
South Villages (n = 124)
19%
5.9
East Villages (n = 99)
23%
5.6
West Villages (n = 46)
9%
5.7
North Villages (n = 143)
10%
4.3

Gender

Importance
Experience
Wingecarribee Shire
17%
5.7
Male (n = 298)
16%
5.6
Female (n = 636)
18%
5.8
Prefer not to answer (n = 19)
16%
3.8

Age

Importance
Experience
Wingecarribee Shire
17%
5.7
18 - 34 (n = 79)
14%
4.6
35 - 59 (n = 373)
17%
5.4
60 + (n = 483)
19%
6.0

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