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Wingecarribee Shire community views

Opportunity for all

It has been well documented that if people are treated fairly and without prejudice then they will have a far greater chance of making social and economic progress. History has shown what happens when the power and opportunities are concentrated into the hands of too few. To this end, monitoring the value the community places on 'opportunity for all' and how well they believe their local area delivers in that regard is an important metric to informing our understanding of how well we are progressing as a society.

Opportunity for all in Wingecarribee Shire

15% of residents selected ‘Opportunity for all’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 14th most important liveability aspect for Wingecarribee Shire residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Opportunity for all’ in their local area 5.7 out of 10, on average, making it the 10th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2023, residents of Wingecarribee Shire placed less importance on Opportunity for all and reported worse local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Wingecarribee Shire
15%
5.7
Australia: 2023
18%
6.3
New South Wales: 2023
15%
6.2
Regional Australia: 2023
19%
6.1
Southern NSW: 2023
13%
5.8

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Wingecarribee Shire
15%
5.7
Moss Vale (n = 155)
18%
5.7
Mittagong District (n = 172)
14%
5.6
Bowral and Burradoo (n = 225)
12%
5.8
South Villages (n = 124)
11%
6.3
East Villages (n = 99)
17%
5.3
West Villages (n = 46)
26%
5.4
North Villages (n = 143)
17%
5.5

Gender

Importance
Experience
Wingecarribee Shire
15%
5.7
Male (n = 298)
18%
6.0
Female (n = 636)
14%
5.7
Prefer not to answer (n = 19)
26%
3.7

Age

Importance
Experience
Wingecarribee Shire
15%
5.7
18 - 34 (n = 79)
14%
5.4
35 - 59 (n = 373)
15%
5.5
60 + (n = 483)
16%
6.0

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