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Moss Vale in Wingecarribee Shire

Moss Vale is made up of Moss Vale.

Living in Moss Vale

Moss Vale Overall Liveability Index
Wingecarribee Shire
60.5
Bowral and Burradoo
62.4
East Villages
62.5
Mittagong District
59.4
North Villages
57.0
South Villages
65.7
West Villages
61.6
Collected January 2024

Use the values and experiences matrix to understand the relationship between what your residents believe makes somewhere a good place to live and how they experience their local area in that regard. The matrix highlights the attributes that your community believe needs to maintained and improved to advance overall liveability.

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences    Greater Importance & Better Experiences    Less important attributes

Moss Vale Overall Liveability Index

Moss Vale Overall Liveability Index 58.3

Wingecarribee Shire Overall Liveability Index

Wingecarribee Shire Overall Liveability Index 60.5

Moss Vale
Wingecarribee Shire
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
57%
7.4
58%
7.7
Health services
Importance
Experience
50%
6.6
53%
6.3
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
50%
7.4
56%
7.7
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
48%
3.2
41%
4.6
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
46%
6.4
51%
6.7
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
40%
4.1
33%
4.4
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
34%
6.0
33%
5.8
Making your way
Importance
Experience
30%
5.1
28%
5.4
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
26%
5.2
19%
4.7
Public transport
Importance
Experience
23%
4.1
27%
3.6
Education
Importance
Experience
21%
6.9
19%
6.3
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
18%
6.0
23%
6.2
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
18%
5.7
15%
5.7
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
15%
6.5
13%
6.5
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
13%
5.6
17%
5.7
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
12%
6.1
13%
6.2
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Significantly lower

Health and Wellbeing in Moss Vale

Physical Health
How would you rate your physical health?
Do you think your physical health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Moss Vale (n = 155)
7.6
Very poor
Excellent
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 964)
7.5
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Moss Vale (n = 155)
10%
68%
22%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 964)
12%
66%
23%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Mental Health
How would you rate your mental health?
Do you think your mental health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Moss Vale (n = 155)
7.8
Very poor
Excellent
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 964)
7.9
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Moss Vale (n = 155)
5%
77%
18%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 964)
7%
74%
19%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Social wellbeing
How would you rate your social wellbeing?
Do you think your social wellbeing will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Moss Vale (n = 155)
7.7
Very poor
Excellent
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 964)
7.6
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Moss Vale (n = 155)
6%
81%
13%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 964)
6%
77%
16%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Financial circumstances in Moss Vale

How would you rate your personal financial circumstances?
Do you think your personal financial circumstance will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Moss Vale (n = 155)
6.3
Very poor
Excellent
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 964)
6.5
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Moss Vale (n = 155)
31%
59%
10%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 964)
26%
59%
15%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
How often, if ever, are you late meeting your financial commitments?
Do you think the economic situation in your local area will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Moss Vale (n = 155)
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 924)
Always late
2%
1%
Often late
4%
3%
Sometimes late
28%
27%
Never late
66%
69%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Moss Vale (n = 155)
54%
39%
8%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 964)
48%
46%
6%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Impacts of climate change in Moss Vale

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Moss Vale (n = 155)
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 964)
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by human activities
49%
46%
It's happening - caused equally by human activities and natural causes
7%
10%
It's happening - caused entirely or mostly by natural causes
28%
32%
It's happening - not sure what is causing it
8%
4%
Do not believe climate change is happening
8%
8%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Among those that believe in climate change, 68% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 22% expected their local area to feel the effects within their lifetime. Of those, 1% were very confident that their local area would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 29% somewhat confident. 67% were not confident.

Please select the extent to which climate change is impacting or will impact your local area in your lifetime?
How confident are you that your local area will be able to adapt to the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Moss Vale (n = 155)
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 886)
Area is feeling the effects of climate change
68%
65%
Area is not feeling the effects, but expect it will in my lifetime
22%
22%
Area is not feeling the effects, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
10%
13%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Moss Vale (n = 155)
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 775)
Very confident
1%
3%
Somewhat confident
29%
29%
Not very confident
43%
43%
Not at all confident
24%
21%
Don't know
3%
3%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Among the group of residents that felt their local area is currently feeling, or will feel, the effects of climate change in their lifetime, the top local area climate-related events were: Bushfires (87%), Extreme heat (64%) and Flooding (63%). The top actions residents felt should be taken to address the effects of climate change in their local area were: Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (67%), Protect and enhance local biodiversity (66%) and Provide options for recycling waste (63%).

How is your local area currently, or how do you expect it will, feel the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
What do you feel are the best ways to address the effects of climate change in your local area?
Moss Vale (n = 155)
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 775)
Bushfires
87%
87%
Extreme heat
64%
72%
Storms
63%
66%
Flooding
63%
61%
Droughts
57%
62%
Severe wind
41%
51%
Extremely cold temperatures
27%
21%
Landslide
9%
11%
Other
5%
4%
None of these
4%
2%
Earthquakes
2%
1%
Cyclones
1%
2%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Moss Vale (n = 155)
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 775)
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
67%
62%
Protect and enhance local biodiversity
66%
68%
Provide options for recycling waste
63%
60%
Reduce pollution of the environment
60%
52%
Adopt renewable energy sources
58%
53%
Conserve natural resources (e.g. air, water, soil, etc.)
54%
54%
Sustainable building and development practices
53%
51%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area
47%
48%
Encourage residents to buy locally
46%
41%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
44%
42%
More sustainable transport options
42%
42%
Create renewable energy sources
38%
42%
Other
5%
5%
None of these
2%
2%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Impacts of climate change on residents

Among those that believe in climate change, 56% indicated that they themselves are currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 31% expected to within their lifetime. Of those, 4% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 59% somewhat confident. 36% were not confident.

Please select the extent to which climate change is impacting or will impact you personally in your lifetime?
How confident are you that you personally will be able to adapt to the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Moss Vale (n = 155)
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 886)
I am feeling the effects of climate change
56%
56%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
30%
31%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
14%
14%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Moss Vale (n = 155)
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 764)
Very confident
4%
10%
Somewhat confident
59%
56%
Not very confident
28%
26%
Not at all confident
7%
6%
Don't know
1%
2%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Among the group of residents that felt they are currently feeling, or will feel, the effects of climate change in their lifetime, the top personal impacts were: Increased household running costs (e.g. energy, water, insurance, etc) (91%), Challenges getting around (e.g. damage to roads, public transport) (62%) and Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (60%). 56% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 21% feel it will reduce their quality of life a lot.

How are you currently, or how do you expect to, personally feel the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Which of the following best represents how you believe the effects of climate change will affect your quality of life?
Moss Vale (n = 155)
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 764)
Increased household running costs (e.g. energy, water, insurance, etc)
91%
87%
Challenges getting around (e.g. damage to roads, public transport)
62%
58%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
60%
60%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. roads, rail, public transport services)
50%
41%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. water, electricity, gas, sanitation)
44%
42%
Reduction in air quality
37%
33%
My ability to leave my home due to weather (e.g. extreme heat, cold, rain, storms, wind, etc.)
36%
37%
Loss or damage to your home/property
32%
36%
My ability to access nature due to weather (e.g. erosion of parks, coastal areas, etc.)
29%
28%
Challenges accessing essential services (e.g. emergency and health services)
25%
23%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
13%
18%
Reduced value to your home/property
8%
13%
Other
4%
3%
None of these
2%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Moss Vale (n = 155)
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 764)
Improve a lot
0%
1%
Improve somewhat
5%
4%
Will not change
11%
13%
Reduce somewhat
56%
54%
Reduce a lot
21%
23%
Don't know
7%
5%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Concerns & ideas in Moss Vale

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Moss Vale (n = 155)
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 964)
Inflation/Cost of Living
62%
58%
Housing/Price of Housing
50%
49%
Population/Overpopulation
38%
26%
Transport
34%
37%
Environmental Concerns
23%
16%
Healthcare/Hospitals
20%
18%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
14%
24%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
14%
17%
The Economy
11%
16%
Poverty/Inequality
10%
9%
Law & order
5%
5%
Unemployment
5%
5%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
4%
5%
Taxation
4%
4%
Education
3%
4%
Immigration
1%
2%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
1%
2%
Race Relations/Racism
1%
2%
Defence
1%
0%
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Significantly lower

Custom questions in Moss Vale

'A healthy, respectful and productive community, learning and living in harmony, proud of our heritage and nurturing our environment.' How well does this capture your personal vision for your local area?
Moss Vale (n = 155)
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 964)
Not at all well
11%
11%
Not very well
20%
19%
Somewhat well
48%
50%
Very well
21%
20%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Which of the following services would you like to see Wingecarribee Shire Council advocating for to help us progress towards our Vision?
Moss Vale (n = 155)
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 964)
Transport infrastructure and services (e.g. trains, buses, stations, etc.)
54%
55%
Health services (e.g. hospitals, doctors, specialists, etc.)
45%
41%
Economic development services (e.g. supporting local businesses, attracting investment, etc.)
32%
36%
Social services (e.g. counselling, youth services, disability services, family and child services, etc.)
31%
28%
Environment services (e.g. sewage, water management services, etc.)
26%
22%
Public utilities (e.g. water, gas, electricity, phone/internet, waste disposal, etc.)
25%
27%
Public housing
25%
21%
Education opportunities (e.g. schools, kindergartens, universities, adult education, etc.)
21%
22%
Emergency services (e.g. ambulance, fire, SES, etc.)
19%
22%
Cultural services (e.g. museums, galleries, libraries, etc.)
17%
15%
Law enforcement (e.g. police, courts, corrections)
5%
10%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Survey Source
Moss Vale (n = 155)
Wingecarribee Shire 2024 (n = 964)
Social Media Advertising
78%
83%
Council Channels
22%
17%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower