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2019 Local
Government
Community
Satisfaction Survey
Boroondara City
CouncilCoordinated by the Department of
Environment, Land, Water and Planning
on behalf of Victorian councils
Contents
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
2
Background and objectives 4
Key findings and recommendations 6
Summary of findings 12
Detailed findings 25
Overall performance 26
Customer service 29
Communication 37
Council direction 42
Individual service areas 46
Community consultation and engagement 47
Lobbying on behalf of the community 51
Decisions made in the interest of the
community
55
Condition of sealed local roads 57
Informing the community 59
Traffic management 63
Parking facilities 65
Recreational facilities 67
Appearance of public areas 71
Waste management 75
Environmental sustainability 79
Detailed demographics 83
Appendix A: Index scores, margins of error
and significant differences
89
Appendix B: Further project information 94
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7361
8573
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80
79
73
Boroondara City Council – at a glance
3Note: Net differentials are calculated based on the un-rounded importance and performance scores, then rounded to the nearest whole number.
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
Top 3 performing areas
Top 3 areas for improvement
PerformanceImportance Net differential
Environmental
sustainability
Consultation &
engagement
Waste
managementOverall Council performance
Results shown are index scores out of 100.
71 67 60
Boroondara Metropolitan State-wide
Appearance of public areas
Recreational facilities
Waste management
Background and
objectives
4
The Victorian Community Satisfaction Survey
(CSS) creates a vital interface between the council
and their community.
Held annually, the CSS asks the opinions of local
people about the place they live, work and play and
provides confidence for councils in their efforts
and abilities.
Now in its twentieth year, this survey provides insight
into the community’s views on:
• councils’ overall performance with benchmarking
against State-wide and council group results
• community consultation and engagement
• advocacy and lobbying on behalf of the community
• customer service, local infrastructure, facilities and
• overall council direction.
When coupled with previous data, the survey provides
a reliable historical source of the community’s views
since 1998. A selection of results from the last seven
years shows that councils in Victoria continue to
provide services that meet the public’s expectations.
Serving Victoria for 20 years
Each year the CSS data is used to develop the State-
wide report which contains all of the aggregated
results, analysis and data. Moreover, with 20 years of
results, the CSS offers councils a long-term, consistent
measure of how they are performing – essential for
councils that work over the long term to provide
valuable services and infrastructure to their
communities.
Participation in the State-wide Local Government
Community Satisfaction Survey is optional.
Participating councils have various choices as to the
content of the questionnaire and the sample size to be
surveyed, depending on their individual strategic,
financial and other considerations.
Background and objectives
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Key findings and
recommendations
6
The overall performance index score of 71 for
Boroondara City Council is on par with the 2018 result
(72). Overall performance has remained relatively
consistent over the years. Council’s current overall
performance rating is only three points off of its peak
rating (index score of 74) achieved in 2014.
Although Council’s overall performance rating is largely
unchanged from 2018, Boroondara City Council’s
overall performance is rated statistically significantly
higher (at the 95% confidence interval) than the
average rating for councils State-wide and in the
Metropolitan group (index scores of 60 and 67
respectively).
• Women tend to view Council performance more
favourably than their male counterparts (index
scores of 74 and 67 respectively).
Seven in ten residents rate Boroondara City Council’s
overall performance as ‘very good’ or ‘good’ (69%),
compared to only 5% who rate it as ‘very poor’ or
‘poor’. A further 25% sit mid-scale, rating Council’s
overall performance as ‘average’.
Overall performance
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71 67 60
Boroondara Metropolitan State-wide
Overall Council performance
Results shown are index scores out of 100.
Contact with council
Upwards of two-thirds (68%) of Boroondara City
Council residents have had contact with Council in the
last 12 months. This is not significantly different to 2018
(65%) and remains lower than peak levels experienced
in 2014 (74%).
• Residents aged 35 to 49 years had the most contact
with council (77%) and rate customer service highly
(index score of 78).
• Residents aged 18 to 34 years had the least contact
with Council (54%), and significantly less contact
than the Council average.
Residents are most likely to have contacted Council by
telephone (35%) or email (27%). Telephone contact
rates have declined steadily since 2014 (48%) despite
remaining residents’ primary method of contact.
Newsletters sent via email (37%) and mail (35%)
remain the preferred methods for Council to inform
residents about news, information and upcoming
events. Residents prefer newsletters to other methods
of communication regardless of age, though residents
aged 50 years or older have a slight preference for
newsletters sent via mail than email (four points higher
for mail) while residents under 50 years of age prefer
the reverse (six points higher for email).
Customer service
Boroondara City Council’s customer service index of 77
is in line with the 2018 result. Council’s customer
service rating has remained steady (and strong) since
2012. Performance on this measure is rated
significantly higher than the State-wide average for
councils (index score of 71) and in line with the
Metropolitan group average (index score of 76).
Two in five residents (42%) rate Council’s customer
service as ‘very good’, a five-point increase from 2018.
Another one-third (35%) Council’s customer service as
‘good’. Only 8% rate it as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’.
• Perceptions of customer service among residents in
the South (index score of 80) are significantly higher
compared to 2018 (index score of 70).
Customer service ratings based on the method used in
the most recent contact are highest for in-person (index
score of 83), telephone (index score of 80), and
website contacts (index score of 80). Notably, the rating
among those who corresponded via email (index score
of 73) increased significantly in the past year (index
score of 59 in 2018) and is back in line with pre-2018
ratings. Conversely, the customer service rating among
those who contacted Council in writing decreased
significantly (by 13 index points).
Customer contact and service
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Top performing areas
Boroondara did not experience any significant
increases in performance ratings in the past year.
Rather, performance ratings across measures have
remained steady (and largely positive) since 2018,
having declined in only one area – waste management.
Notwithstanding this decline, waste management still
constitutes a top rated service area.
The top three performing service areas for Boroondara
City Council are:
• Appearance of public areas (index score of 80)
• Recreational facilities (index score of 79)
• Waste management (index score of 73).
In keeping with this, 28% of residents volunteer ‘parks
and gardens’ as one of the best thing about
Boroondara. Another 15% volunteer ‘recreational and
sporting facilities’ and 14% ‘community facilities’ more
broadly.
Notably, Council performance ratings for the
appearance of public areas and recreational facilities
are significantly higher than the average ratings for
councils State-wide and in the Metropolitan group.
Council performance ratings also significantly exceed
the Metropolitan group average for consultation and
engagement (index scores of 61 and 58 respectively).
Areas for improvement
The most (and only) significant decline in 2019 was a
four point drop on the measure of waste management
(index score of 73). Council’s performance has dropped
eight index points on this measure since 2017. Despite
this, Council’s performance rating is significantly higher
than the State-wide average for councils and in line
with the Metropolitan group average (index scores of
68 and 73 respectively).
• Perceptions declined between one and six index
points at the sub-group level with the largest decline
occurring among residents aged 50 to 64 years
(down six index points).
• One in ten residents (12%) volunteer ‘waste
management’ as the area most in need of
improvement (followed closely at 11% each by ‘traffic
management’, ‘environmental issues’, and
‘communication’).
‘Lobbying’ also stands out as in need of attention. With
a performance index score of 58, Council rates lowest
in this area. In general, Council tends to perform lower
in areas related to public engagement and the political
process: informing the community (index score of 63),
community decisions (index score of 62), consultation
and engagement (index score of 61), and lobbying
(index score of 58).
Top performing areas and areas for improvement
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J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
Perceptions of Council stayed steady and
performance ratings are in line with 2018 results
across almost all service areas. Moreover,
Council’s performance ratings significantly exceed
(but never fall behind) State-wide and Metropolitan
group averages in a number of areas. These are
positive results for Council.
In the year ahead, Council should focus attention on
service areas where current performance levels are low
or are lower than in 2018. Areas that stand out as being
most in need of Council attention are lobbying (index
score of 58), consultation and engagement (index
score of 61), and waste management (index score of
73), the latter having experienced a four point rating
decline in the past year despite remaining a top rated
service area.
In addition, it is also important to prioritize areas, like
environmental sustainability, where perceived
importance exceeds performance by more than 10
points:
• Environmental sustainability (margin of 13 points)
• Consultation and engagement (margin of 12 points)
• Waste management (margin of 12 points).
More generally, consideration should also be given to
residents aged 50 to 64 years, who appear to be
driving lower ratings in a number of areas in 2019.
• It is also important not to ignore, and to learn from,
what is working amongst other groups, especially
residents aged 18 to 34 years and residents of the
North region, and use these lessons to build on
performance experience and perceptions.
Focus areas for coming 12 months
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An approach we recommend is to further mine the
survey data to better understand the profile of these
over and under-performing demographic groups. This
can be achieved via additional consultation and data
interrogation, self-mining the SPSS data provided, or
via the dashboard portal available to the council.
Please note that the category descriptions for the
coded open-ended responses are generic summaries
only. We recommend further analysis of the detailed
cross tabulations and the actual verbatim responses,
with a view to understanding the responses of the key
gender and age groups, especially any target groups
identified as requiring attention.
A personal briefing by senior JWS Research
representatives is also available to assist in
providing both explanation and interpretation of
the results. Please contact JWS Research on:
03 8685 8555
Further areas of exploration
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
11
Summary of
findings
12
Summary of core measures
13
Index scores
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
7574
7677
7576
7577
75
74
73
71
7371
68
7274
7372
7172
71
66
6263
6263
60 6261
6362
6160
60
62
6162
61
59
5658
5758
5554
5654 54
51
5455
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Sealed
Local
Roads
Community
Consultation
Customer
Service
Overall
Council
Direction
Overall
Performance
Advocacy Making
Community
Decisions
Summary of core measures
Performance MeasuresBoroondara
2019
Boroondara
2018
Metro
2019
State-wide
2019
Highest
score
Lowest
score
Overall Performance 71 72 67 60 Women
Aged 50-
64 years,
Men
Community Consultation
(Community consultation and
engagement)
61 62 58 56
Aged 18-
34 years,
North
Aged 50-
64 years
Advocacy
(Lobbying on behalf of the community)58 57 57 54
Aged 18-
34 years,
North
Aged 50-
64 years
Making Community Decisions
(Decisions made in the interest of the
community)
62 60 60 55Aged 18-
34 years
Aged 50-
64 years,
South
Sealed Local Roads
(Condition of sealed local roads)71 73 69 56 South
Aged 50-
64 years
Customer Service 77 75 76 71 South Central
Overall Council Direction 55 54 55 53Aged 18-
34 years
Aged 50-
64 years,
Men
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Summary of key community satisfaction
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Key measures summary results (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
20
11
6
9
30
42
49
31
25
34
36
35
25
36
34
29
22
15
3
10
9
9
7
5
2
3
2
2
3
3
9
25
17
1
1
Overall Performance
Community Consultation
Advocacy
Making Community Decisions
Sealed Local Roads
Customer Service
Very good Good Average Poor Very poor Can't say
18 67 8 7Overall Council Direction
Improved Stayed the same Deteriorated Can't say
77
73
85
Environmental sustainability
Consultation & engagement
Waste management
64
61
73
Individual service areas importance vs performance
16Net differentials are calculated based on the un-rounded importance and performance scores, then rounded to the nearest whole number.
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Importance (index scores) Performance (index scores) Net Differential
Service areas where importance exceeds performance by 10 points or more, suggesting further investigation is
necessary:
-13
-12
-12
85
77
75
74
74
73
72
72
65
Waste management
Environmental sustainability
Appearance of public areas
Recreational facilities
Traffic management
Consultation & engagement
Parking facilities
Informing the community
Lobbying
Individual service area importance
2019 individual service area importance (index scores)
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
17Q1. Firstly, how important should [RESPONSIBILITY AREA] be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 31 Councils asked group: 10
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
83
76
75
75
77
71
73
71
65
83
74
75
75
75
73
74
72
66
85
74
76
74
75
73
74
72
68
80
71
72
72
71
72
69
71
65
83
73
72
72
73
71
69
69
65
83
73
74
74
74
71
72
71
67
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Individual service area importance
2019 individual service area importance (%)
50
37
27
25
31
27
26
26
20
40
40
47
49
42
43
42
42
35
8
16
23
22
19
24
27
26
30
1
5
1
3
7
5
4
4
10
2
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
Waste management
Environmental sustainability
Appearance of public areas
Recreational facilities
Traffic management
Consultation & engagement
Informing the community
Parking facilities
Lobbying
Extremely important Very important Fairly important
Not that important Not at all important Can't say
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
18Q1. Firstly, how important should [RESPONSIBILITY AREA] be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 31 Councils asked group: 10
Individual service area performance
2019 individual service area performance (index scores)
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19
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
78
78
77
73
65
65
60
62
57
78
80
81
71
66
65
60
60
58
80
78
81
73
66
68
61
63
56
79
79
80
74
67
65
62
62
59
81
80
80
75
68
68
63
63
61
79
79
76
n/a
67
66
n/a
62
62
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
66
61
80
79
73
71
64
63
62
61
58
Appearance of public areas
Recreational facilities
Waste management
Sealed local roads
Environmental sustainability
Informing the community
Community decisions
Consultation & engagement
Lobbying
Q2. How has Council performed on [RESPONSIBILITY AREA] over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Individual service area performance
20
2019 individual service area performance (%)
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38
36
31
30
16
13
9
11
6
46
44
38
36
35
33
34
31
25
14
15
19
22
31
29
29
36
34
1
2
5
7
11
7
9
10
9
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
5
1
4
14
17
9
25
Appearance of public areas
Recreational facilities
Waste management
Sealed local roads
Informing the community
Environmental sustainability
Community decisions
Consultation & engagement
Lobbying
Very good Good Average Poor Very poor Can't say
Q2. How has Council performed on [RESPONSIBILITY AREA] over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Significantly Higher than
State-wide Average
Significantly Lower than
State-wide Average
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• Consultation & engagement
• Lobbying
• Informing the community
• Recreational facilities
• Appearance of public areas
• Waste management
• Making community decisions
• Sealed local roads
• Not applicable
Individual service area performance vs State-wide average
Individual service area performance vs group average
22
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Significantly Higher than
Group Average
Significantly Lower than
Group Average
• Consultation & engagement
• Recreational facilities
• Appearance of public areas
• Not applicable
25
14
16
8
7
7
9
4
2
3
7
27
14
12
9
7
8
3
2
3
3
4
22
22
8
10
6
9
5
2
2
2
6
29
17
19
5
n/a
8
n/a
3
3
2
4
30
18
18
8
n/a
11
n/a
4
4
1
6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Best things about Council
23
2019 best things about Council (%)- Top mentions only -
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15
14
8
8
7
6
4
4
4
4
Parks and Gardens
Recreational/Sporting Facilities
Community Facilities
Waste Management
Customer Service
Public Areas
Generally Good - Overall/No Complaints
Community Support Services
Environmental
Local Law Enforcement
Road/Street Maintenance
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q16. Please tell me what is the ONE BEST thing about Boroondara City Council? It could be about any of the issues or services we have
covered in this survey or it could be about something else altogether?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 21 Councils asked group: 8
Note: Significant differences have not been applied to this chart.
A verbatim listing of responses to this question can be found in the accompanying dashboard.
8
10
6
7
8
12
7
6
4
9
6
10
5
10
7
12
5
5
3
13
6
9
5
9
9
16
6
6
1
11
5
8
6
8
7
12
8
4
3
14
7
7
4
13
7
9
6
4
2
19
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Areas for improvement
24
2019 areas for improvement (%)- Top mentions only -
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12
11
11
11
8
7
5
4
4
8
Waste Management
Traffic Management
Environmental Issues
Communication
Parking Availability
Development - Inappropriate/OverDevelopment
Community Consultation
Sealed Road Maintenance
Footpaths/Walking Tracks
Nothing
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q17. What does Boroondara City Council MOST need to do to improve its performance?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 43 Councils asked group: 10
Note: Significant differences have not been applied to this chart.
A verbatim listing of responses to this question can be found in the accompanying dashboard.
DETAILED
FINDINGS
25
Overall
performance
26
73
72
71
74
74
72
72
72
71
65
66
59
74
70
71
72
72
71
73
71
69
64
70
59
71
71
71
69
77
72
71
72
72
66
66
59
74
73
76
70
73
73
74
72
73
67
73
60
76
n/a
75
75
74
74
n/a
n/a
72
n/a
71
61
74
n/a
72
70
75
72
n/a
n/a
70
n/a
70
60
68
n/a
68
67
71
68
n/a
n/a
68
n/a
63
60
Overall performance
2019 overall performance (index scores)
74
72
72
71
71
71
70
70
67
67q
67
60q
Women
North
65+
35-49
18-34
Boroondara
South
Central
Men
Metro
50-64
State-wide
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2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q3. ON BALANCE, for the last twelve months, how do you feel about the performance of Boroondara City Council, not just on one or two
issues, BUT OVERALL across all responsibility areas? Has it been very good, good, average, poor or very poor?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Overall performance
28
Overall performance (%)
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20
19
20
19
20
22
20
8
10
14
21
19
21
16
24
17
26
14
24
49
55
51
54
56
56
52
57
39
48
54
49
43
50
48
58
39
49
47
25
21
22
21
20
18
21
28
35
29
21
25
29
24
25
23
30
28
21
3
4
5
3
3
3
4
3
10
6
3
5
2
5
2
4
6
5
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
5
2
1
2
2
4
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
2012 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Very good Good Average Poor Very poor Can't say
Q3. ON BALANCE, for the last twelve months, how do you feel about the performance of Boroondara City Council, not just on one or two
issues, BUT OVERALL across all responsibility areas? Has it been very good, good, average, poor or very poor?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Customer
service
29
Contact with council
2019 contact with council (%)
Have had contact
56
69
74
69
6462
6568
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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30Q5a. Have you or any member of your household had any recent contact with Boroondara City Council in any of the following ways?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 25 Councils asked group: 6
77
70
63
79
65
68
65
65
63
67
64
44
73
68
59
72
58
66
62
65
58
61
57
43
73
64
59
70
62
68
64
65
58
65
58
52
83
70
70
74
65
79
69
73
60
56
60
55
82
67
n/a
83
73
n/a
74
74
61
n/a
n/a
64
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
60
n/a
n/a
n/a
69
59
n/a
68
49
n/a
56
62
61
n/a
n/a
36
Contact with council
2019 contact with council (%)
77
75
73
73
71
70
68
66
63q
63
62q
54q
35-49
65+
North
50-64
Men
South
Boroondara
Women
State-wide
Central
Metro
18-34
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2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q5a. Have you or any member of your household had any recent contact with Boroondara City Council in any of the following ways?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 25 Councils asked group: 6
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Some data may be missing from 2013 due to a change in demographic analysis..
70
76
79
73
76
75
79
72
71
75
79
70
78
75
77
76
79
76
74
71
74
72
75
69
76
74
76
65
80
75
71
73
73
80
77
69
79
82
78
72
80
77
77
73
76
76
72
70
n/a
76
80
77
82
76
n/a
n/a
72
72
n/a
72
n/a
72
76
70
78
74
n/a
n/a
72
76
n/a
71
n/a
75
77
75
81
75
n/a
n/a
73
72
n/a
71
Customer service rating
32
2019 customer service rating (index scores)
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80
79
79
78
78
77
77
76
75
75
74
71q
South
50-64
Women
35-49
65+
Boroondara
North
Metro
Men
18-34
Central
State-wide
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q5c. Thinking of the most recent contact, how would you rate Boroondara City Council for customer service? Please keep in mind we do not
mean the actual outcome but rather the actual service that was received.
Base: All respondents who have had contact with Council in the last 12 months.
Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Customer service rating
33
Customer service rating (%)
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42
37
37
34
41
38
33
32
33
39
37
41
49
40
43
37
42
43
46
35
34
36
39
38
38
39
45
36
35
43
27
33
32
37
34
36
35
33
15
15
17
14
10
16
15
18
17
15
13
20
11
20
9
25
11
14
10
5
6
4
5
6
4
6
3
7
5
5
7
4
3
7
3
8
4
6
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
2
6
4
2
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
4
1
4
3
4
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
2012 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Very good Good Average Poor Very poor Can't say
Q5c. Thinking of the most recent contact, how would you rate Boroondara City Council for customer service? Please keep in mind we do not
mean the actual outcome but rather the actual service that was received.
Base: All respondents who have had contact with Council in the last 12 months.
Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Method of contact with council
2019 method of contact (%)
39
48
42
35 35
39
35
2325 25
1719
18
2120
25
21
24
21
2527
2322 21
19
12
21
1719
23
1615
14
18 18
2 23
2 24 4
1 12 2 2 2
3
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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By EmailBy Text
Message
By Social
Media
In Writing Via WebsiteIn Person By Telephone
Q5a. Have you or any member of your household had any recent contact with Boroondara City Council in any of the following ways?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 25 Councils asked group: 6
Note: Respondents could name multiple contacts methods so responses may add to more than 100%
93
78
79
79
59
79
58
100
78
77
82
71
62
78
50
81
72
81
76
68
65
n/a
78
78
82
78
70
63
n/a
80
80
78
69
71
75
75
73
75
79
72
72
79
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Customer service rating by method of last contact
2019 customer service rating (index score by method of last contact)
87*
83
80
80
73
66
60*
By text message
In person
By telephone
Via website
By email
In writing
By social media
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
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Q5c. Thinking of the most recent contact, how would you rate Boroondara City Council for customer service? Please keep in mind we do not
mean the actual outcome but rather the actual service that was received.
Base: All respondents who have had contact with Council in the last 12 months.
Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
*Caution: small sample size < n=30
Customer service rating by method of last contact
2019 customer service rating (% by method of last contact)
69
62
46
40
34
19
12
10
20
37
37
38
42
27
22
5
11
14
17
27
49
10
2
3
7
8
12
1
3
4
4
1
5
1
By text message*
In person
By telephone
Via website
By email
In writing
By social media*
Very good Good Average Poor Very poor Can't say
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Q5c. Thinking of the most recent contact, how would you rate Boroondara City Council for customer service? Please keep in mind we do not
mean the actual outcome but rather the actual service that was received.
Base: All respondents who have had contact with Council in the last 12 months.
Councils asked state-wide: 25 Councils asked group: 6
*Caution: small sample size < n=30
Communication
37
Communication summary
Overall preferred forms of
communication• Newsletter sent via email (37%)
Preferred forms of communication
among over 50s• Newsletter sent via mail (41%)
Preferred forms of communication
among under 50s• Newsletter sent via email (37%)
Greatest change since
2018
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• Council newsletter insert in local paper (-5)
• Note: Social Media was added for 2019.
Best form of communication
2019 best form of communication (%)
48
45
42 42
33 33 35
24
2931
36 3739
37
11
8
11
57
4 4
1113
11
7 8 8
33 2 2 3
7
9
5
2 2 2 3 4 4
3
11
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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which ONE of the following is the BEST way to communicate with you?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 31 Councils asked group: 6
Council
Website
Text
MessageCouncil
Newsletter as
Local Paper Insert
Council
Newsletter
via Mail
Council
Newsletter
via Email
Advertising in
a Local
Newspaper
Social
Media
Best form of communication: under 50s
2019 under 50s best form of communication (%)
46
42
37
43
2928
31
25
32
3637
39 3937
11
7
11
35
31
12 1210
5
87
24
32
4
10
14
6
23
24
5 54
18
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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40Q13. If Boroondara City Council was going to get in touch with you to inform you about Council news and information and upcoming events,
which ONE of the following is the BEST way to communicate with you?
Base: All respondents aged under 50. Councils asked state-wide: 31 Councils asked group: 6
Council
Website
Text
MessageCouncil
Newsletter as
Local Paper Insert
Council
Newsletter
via Mail
Council
Newsletter
via Email
Advertising in
a Local
Newspaper
Social
Media
2019 best form of communication: over 50s
2019 over 50s best form of communication (%)
52
4847
41
3840
41
21
24 24
3436
3837
11 1112
6
10
57
10
1312
108
9
5
1 1 12 2
322
12
3 3 321
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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41Q13. If Boroondara City Council was going to get in touch with you to inform you about Council news and information and upcoming events,
which ONE of the following is the BEST way to communicate with you?
Base: All respondents aged over 50. Councils asked state-wide: 31 Councils asked group: 6
Council
Website
Text
MessageCouncil
Newsletter as
Local Paper Insert
Council
Newsletter
via Mail
Council
Newsletter
via Email
Advertising in
a Local
Newspaper
Social
Media
Council direction
42
Council direction summary
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• Aged 50-64 years
• Men
Least satisfied with Council
direction
Council direction• 67% stayed about the same, down 3 points on 2018
• 18% improved, up 2 points on 2018
• 8% deteriorated, equal points on 2018
Most satisfied with Council
direction• Aged 18-34 years
Overall council direction last 12 months
44
2019 overall direction (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
59
56
55
54
54
54
52
54
55
52
52
50
51
52
53
50
54
51
51
50
51
53
50
52
58
54
55
53
55
54
56
54
53
51
55
48
58
55
52
56
56
54
57
56
47
53
54
54
58
56
n/a
n/a
n/a
56
59
n/a
54
53
56
51
56
54
n/a
n/a
n/a
54
56
n/a
49
53
53
54
62
56
n/a
n/a
n/a
55
54
n/a
52
52
54
50
61p
58
57
55
55
55
53
53
53
53
52
52
18-34
Women
North
Central
Metro
Boroondara
65+
South
35-49
State-wide
Men
50-64
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q6. Over the last 12 months, what is your view of the direction of Boroondara City Council’s overall performance?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Overall council direction last 12 months
2019 overall council direction (%)
18
16
11
14
16
17
15
15
19
19
18
20
14
15
20
25
13
15
14
67
70
74
71
69
71
70
73
62
66
71
58
73
66
68
58
76
68
70
8
8
9
6
8
6
8
5
14
9
4
11
8
12
4
6
7
12
8
7
6
6
9
7
5
6
7
5
7
6
11
4
7
7
11
3
6
7
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
2012 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Improved Stayed the same Deteriorated Can't say
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Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Individual
service areas
46
Community consultation and engagement importance
47
2019 Consultation and engagement importance (index scores)
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72
77
78
74
75
74
68
76
74
71
75
72
68
63
77
77
75
76
74
74
74
75
73
73
73
72
71
69
78
75
76
75
74
75
73
74
73
73
72
73
70
67
75
79
78
73
74
74
74
72
69
72
72
72
70
68
77
74
75
73
72
74
n/a
70
n/a
71
n/a
n/a
68
67
77
74
75
73
70
73
n/a
72
n/a
71
n/a
n/a
69
67
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
73
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
79p
78p
78p
76
74
74
73
73
73
73
72
71
69q
68q
50-64
Household user
Personal user
Women
35-49
State-wide
South
65+
Central
Boroondara
North
Metro
Men
18-34
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Community consultation and engagement’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 21 Councils asked group: 7
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Community consultation and engagement importance
48
2019 Consultation and engagement importance (%)
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27
22
27
27
25
23
23
29
25
27
26
28
20
34
20
31
35
27
37
37
43
44
46
42
41
43
43
41
42
41
44
43
44
41
40
38
48
46
41
41
24
27
22
26
29
27
30
24
26
24
24
23
27
20
30
27
15
19
18
19
5
5
5
3
4
5
3
4
5
7
5
4
7
4
9
3
1
6
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Personal user
Household user
Extremely important Very important Fairly important
Not that important Not at all important Can't say
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Community consultation and engagement’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 21 Councils asked group: 7
Community consultation and engagement performance
49
2019 Consultation and engagement performance (index scores)
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70
70
62
64
63
63
65
61
62
60
57
60
55
59
65
66
58
59
61
61
60
62
60
59
57
60
55
61
66
66
64
62
65
66
62
65
63
62
58
63
54
63
67
66
59
64
63
60
61
68
62
62
58
62
56
62
68
66
63
n/a
66
n/a
62
67
63
60
n/a
n/a
57
62
66
64
62
n/a
64
n/a
58
63
62
59
n/a
n/a
57
64
n/a
n/a
67
n/a
67
n/a
65
71
66
66
n/a
n/a
57
61
69p
68p
63
63
62
62
61
61
61
59
58q
57
56q
55
Personal user
Household user
18-34
North
Women
Central
35-49
65+
Boroondara
Men
Metro
South
State-wide
50-64
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘Community consultation and engagement’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Community consultation and engagement performance
50
2019 Consultation and engagement performance (%)
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11
11
8
13
12
13
11
11
9
9
13
13
8
7
15
13
13
7
11
26
22
31
33
36
37
33
35
34
44
30
31
31
31
30
33
29
33
29
28
32
34
35
36
36
33
26
35
29
32
28
31
32
37
34
38
38
35
37
38
37
34
31
34
10
8
11
10
8
9
9
5
15
12
7
10
13
11
8
6
14
15
8
6
5
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
1
6
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
5
4
2
2
9
10
9
12
10
11
11
10
9
12
9
11
7
9
10
9
6
8
12
1
1
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
2012 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Personal user
Household user
Very good Good Average Poor Very poor Can't say
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘Community consultation and engagement’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Lobbying on behalf of the community importance
51
2019 Lobbying importance (index scores)
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71
71
68
63
68
63
66
64
67
65
70
62
63
67
73
73
69
69
70
68
67
68
65
66
67
63
62
63
79
82
69
66
72
73
68
67
69
68
67
72
64
67
77
77
69
68
68
66
67
68
68
65
65
61
61
59
78
81
70
67
70
67
n/a
n/a
65
65
n/a
n/a
61
63
75
78
70
64
71
69
n/a
n/a
69
67
n/a
n/a
63
68
n/a
n/a
70
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
71
70
67
66
66
66
65
65
65
65
65
64
63
62
Household user
Personal user
State-wide
35-49
Women
50-64
Metro
South
65+
Boroondara
North
Central
Men
18-34
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Lobbying on behalf of the community’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 21 Councils asked group: 8
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Lobbying on behalf of the community importance
52
2019 Lobbying importance (%)
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20
19
19
25
17
17
20
21
18
16
22
21
20
19
16
25
25
15
31
29
35
37
36
36
37
37
38
38
37
39
31
35
32
37
32
32
35
41
36
39
30
30
33
26
32
33
31
28
30
29
32
31
28
33
38
28
25
27
22
23
10
9
7
7
9
9
8
8
9
11
10
10
15
6
11
7
11
10
6
5
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
4
4
4
3
2
5
5
2
5
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
5
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Personal user
Household user
Extremely important Very important Fairly important
Not that important Not at all important Can't say
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Lobbying on behalf of the community’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 21 Councils asked group: 8
Lobbying on behalf of the community performance
53
2019 Lobbying performance (index scores)
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54
56
55
59
57
57
57
56
56
59
57
56
54
51
56
58
55
63
54
59
58
57
56
60
59
60
54
51
60
59
55
60
56
57
56
56
56
57
56
58
53
52
63
66
60
58
61
59
59
59
58
56
59
61
55
59
56
56
n/a
65
63
62
61
60
n/a
n/a
60
n/a
56
54
65
68
n/a
62
64
64
62
59
n/a
n/a
61
n/a
55
60
n/a
n/a
n/a
65
65
61
61
61
n/a
n/a
58
n/a
55
52
68p
66p
60
60
59
58
58
58
57
57
57
56
54q
54
Personal user
Household user
North
18-34
65+
Women
Boroondara
Men
Metro
Central
35-49
South
State-wide
50-64
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘Lobbying on behalf of the community’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Lobbying on behalf of the community performance
54
2019 Lobbying performance (%)
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6
5
5
5
7
6
7
3
6
6
7
6
5
6
6
4
7
5
7
20
17
25
22
25
23
22
27
29
35
25
25
31
23
20
26
24
34
22
18
20
39
38
34
34
33
30
31
26
27
33
31
30
33
30
38
33
34
34
32
38
32
22
25
9
9
7
9
7
6
6
4
13
10
5
12
10
11
8
8
12
8
8
4
6
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
5
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
4
1
5
4
25
29
28
31
31
34
30
24
20
27
21
27
27
23
27
19
24
26
31
10
9
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
2012 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Personal user
Household user
Very good Good Average Poor Very poor Can't say
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘Lobbying on behalf of the community’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Decisions made in the interest of the community
performance
55
2019 Community decisions made performance (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
66
59
59
60
60
58
62
59
58
63
57
54
61
58
61
62
60
61
59
61
58
61
56
54
64
59
61
60
61
59
61
63
59
64
55
54
63
63
61
58
62
65
63
59
59
64
59
55
64
n/a
63
n/a
63
64
63
65
n/a
n/a
59
57
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
65
64
62
62
62
61
61
60
60
58
58
55q
18-34
North
Women
Central
Boroondara
65+
Men
35-49
Metro
South
50-64
State-wide
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘Decisions made in the interest of the community’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Decisions made in the interest of the community
performance
56
2019 Community decisions made performance (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
9
6
6
9
7
10
7
9
11
9
7
9
9
12
4
8
11
34
35
37
32
36
33
30
33
36
33
33
36
32
37
37
30
29
29
36
32
31
34
28
33
30
33
25
28
26
31
22
30
36
31
9
6
9
8
7
8
14
9
4
12
11
9
9
8
9
12
9
2
3
3
2
2
1
7
4
2
1
5
4
1
3
1
3
3
17
14
14
17
14
19
10
14
14
20
16
16
17
18
18
12
18
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Very good Good Average Poor Very poor Can't say
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘Decisions made in the interest of the community’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
The condition of sealed local roads in your area
performance
57
2019 Sealed local roads performance (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
73
70
74
71
76
73
74
73
68
72
68
53
73
70
74
71
68
71
70
65
66
72
71
53
76
71
72
74
75
73
72
70
67
72
73
54
74
74
69
73
78
74
75
73
69
76
75
55
n/a
74
77
76
77
75
75
n/a
n/a
n/a
72
55
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
74
72
72
72
71
71
70
70
69
69
68
56q
South
65+
35-49
Women
18-34
Boroondara
Men
Central
Metro
North
50-64
State-wide
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘The condition of sealed local roads in your area’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
The condition of sealed local roads in your area
performance
58
2019 Sealed local roads performance (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
30
27
23
27
31
34
13
23
29
26
35
30
30
28
33
32
28
36
46
46
45
44
40
33
43
34
39
35
37
36
40
35
28
39
22
20
20
22
17
18
28
22
20
23
23
21
23
21
20
24
24
7
5
7
4
7
5
16
8
9
8
4
8
6
7
9
10
5
3
2
2
2
1
1
10
3
5
2
2
3
3
3
3
6
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Very good Good Average Poor Very poor Can't say
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘The condition of sealed local roads in your area’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Informing the community importance
59
2019 Informing community importance (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
75
75
72
75
71
73
73
73
69
71
67
73
71
68
75
74
74
76
74
72
76
73
70
72
71
74
69
69
75
76
72
74
72
71
76
74
72
72
72
72
68
68
73
75
73
76
73
73
74
73
67
71
69
72
67
69
72
75
71
72
71
n/a
75
n/a
n/a
69
64
n/a
66
65
74
75
74
73
74
n/a
73
n/a
n/a
71
71
n/a
70
69
n/a
75
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
76p
75p
74
74
74
73
73
73
72
72
71
71
70
67q
Women
State-wide
Personal user
65+
Household user
South
50-64
Metro
Central
Boroondara
35-49
North
18-34
Men
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Informing the community’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 21 Councils asked group: 8
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Informing the community importance
60
2019 Informing community importance (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
26
22
25
26
21
22
22
32
28
23
29
27
20
32
27
27
23
26
30
29
42
45
46
42
49
40
47
41
41
45
37
44
37
46
33
39
52
49
42
42
27
27
23
27
24
30
24
22
25
27
28
25
35
19
32
30
19
21
24
25
4
4
6
3
6
7
5
4
5
4
4
3
6
2
7
2
4
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Personal user
Household user
Extremely important Very important Fairly important
Not that important Not at all important Can't say
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Informing the community’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 21 Councils asked group: 8
Informing the community performance
61
2019 Informing community performance (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
67
67
66
66
64
66
65
61
69
63
62
63
65
59
69
68
63
66
66
65
65
61
68
64
64
64
65
59
70
71
68
69
69
70
68
63
68
65
67
66
66
59
69
69
68
66
73
61
65
64
63
65
65
64
64
61
73
73
n/a
71
70
68
68
n/a
n/a
65
n/a
66
71
62
69
69
n/a
66
70
65
66
n/a
n/a
67
n/a
65
62
61
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
60
68p
67p
67
66
65
65
63
62
62
61
61
61
60
60q
Household user
Personal user
North
Women
65+
18-34
Boroondara
Metro
Central
50-64
South
Men
35-49
State-wide
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘Informing the community’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 31 Councils asked group: 9
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Informing the community performance
62
2019 Informing community performance (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
16
13
13
17
15
21
18
13
15
19
17
12
12
20
20
12
11
18
20
21
35
40
41
45
41
40
38
35
36
39
31
37
35
35
37
32
36
36
38
37
31
33
33
27
34
27
31
31
31
28
31
35
32
30
24
36
35
33
34
34
11
7
8
6
6
6
8
14
12
8
14
11
12
9
12
14
6
10
7
6
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
5
3
2
3
4
3
2
4
2
5
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
5
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
3
2
2
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Personal user
Household user
Very good Good Average Poor Very poor Can't say
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘Informing the community’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 31 Councils asked group: 9
Traffic management importance
63
2019 Traffic management importance (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
79
77
78
76
77
76
75
77
74
79
77
74
79
76
78
76
73
74
73
75
72
80
75
71
77
77
78
75
78
69
77
75
72
80
72
74
75
79
76
74
70
72
71
71
71
71
63
66
75
78
75
n/a
n/a
n/a
72
73
70
n/a
68
69
76
75
78
n/a
n/a
n/a
75
74
72
n/a
69
71
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
73
n/a
n/a
n/a
78p
77
75
75
75
74
74
74
73
72
71
69q
Women
50-64
65+
Metro
North
South
35-49
Boroondara
State-wide
Central
18-34
Men
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Traffic management’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 11 Councils asked group: 7
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Traffic management importance
64
2019 Traffic management importance (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
31
34
29
31
26
27
28
30
31
31
29
34
25
37
28
31
36
32
42
43
50
45
40
42
47
40
42
44
40
41
40
43
37
47
40
44
19
20
16
19
27
23
19
23
20
18
23
14
24
14
27
11
18
15
7
2
4
5
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
11
10
4
7
10
4
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Extremely important Very important Fairly important
Not that important Not at all important Can't say
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Traffic management’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 11 Councils asked group: 7
Parking facilities importance
65
2019 Parking importance (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
75
75
69
71
75
73
73
75
71
74
75
72
78
78
72
74
74
73
74
77
70
74
70
69
77
76
72
75
70
72
74
76
70
77
72
70
74
77
67
68
71
72
69
75
70
69
61
64
72
75
63
n/a
n/a
n/a
69
75
70
n/a
66
66
76
78
70
n/a
n/a
n/a
72
75
71
n/a
67
68
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
71
n/a
n/a
n/a
77p
76
74
74
73
73
72
72
71
71
69
67q
Women
65+
35-49
North
South
Metro
Boroondara
50-64
State-wide
Central
18-34
Men
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Parking facilities’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 17 Councils asked group: 8
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Parking facilities importance
66
2019 Parking importance (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
26
26
26
30
23
22
23
26
28
28
21
31
20
33
18
32
26
32
42
46
45
42
39
42
47
40
41
41
48
35
38
45
42
39
42
43
26
22
26
23
32
27
25
26
24
27
24
26
35
17
34
20
27
20
4
4
2
5
5
8
3
6
5
3
4
6
6
3
5
6
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Extremely important Very important Fairly important
Not that important Not at all important Can't say
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Parking facilities’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 17 Councils asked group: 8
Recreational facilities importance
67
2019 Recreational facilities importance (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
76
75
76
76
76
75
77
74
75
74
73
73
72
75
75
76
77
77
77
76
75
76
75
72
73
72
73
74
74
74
75
75
75
77
74
74
74
72
73
73
73
72
76
72
73
73
72
74
71
73
72
71
72
72
72
67
72
n/a
74
74
74
78
n/a
72
72
70
n/a
72
n/a
69
74
n/a
74
74
75
76
n/a
72
74
72
n/a
72
n/a
72
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
72
n/a
n/a
80p
78p
76
76
75
75
75
74
74
72
72
72q
70q
69q
35-49
South
Personal user
Household user
Women
50-64
North
65+
Boroondara
Men
Metro
State-wide
Central
18-34
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Recreational facilities’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 29 Councils asked group: 10
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Recreational facilities importance
68
2019 Recreational facilities importance (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
25
25
26
26
19
19
24
23
22
26
19
31
21
29
17
40
22
23
28
28
49
53
50
48
53
55
50
46
49
50
47
52
53
46
46
42
58
55
51
50
22
20
22
22
26
23
23
26
26
22
28
15
21
23
31
17
17
19
19
19
3
2
2
4
3
3
2
4
3
2
5
2
5
1
6
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Personal user
Household user
Extremely important Very important Fairly important
Not that important Not at all important Can't say
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Recreational facilities’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 29 Councils asked group: 10
Recreational facilities performance
69
2019 Recreational facilities performance (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
79
79
80
80
80
78
79
77
78
75
76
77
74
69
81
80
81
82
81
80
81
77
80
79
77
82
73
70
76
81
78
79
79
79
77
80
78
78
77
77
73
69
82
80
78
81
80
82
81
77
79
81
77
78
74
70
80
n/a
81
82
82
80
n/a
78
80
79
n/a
82
n/a
71
80
n/a
79
80
79
78
n/a
78
79
78
n/a
79
n/a
70
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
70
82
81
81
81
81
81
80
80
79
77
77
76
75q
70q
50-64
South
Women
Personal user
Household user
65+
North
18-34
Boroondara
Men
Central
35-49
Metro
State-wide
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘Recreational facilities’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 39 Councils asked group: 11
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Recreational facilities performance
70
2019 Recreational facilities performance (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
36
33
34
33
35
37
32
23
27
40
31
39
32
41
39
32
40
35
43
43
44
45
48
47
46
45
47
44
46
42
42
47
46
41
38
44
46
48
40
40
15
16
12
15
13
12
15
21
18
13
20
12
16
14
17
20
12
11
15
15
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
6
4
3
2
1
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
2
5
2
3
3
4
1
6
1
1
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Personal user
Household user
Very good Good Average Poor Very poor Can't say
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘Recreational facilities’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 39 Councils asked group: 11
The appearance of public areas importance
71
2019 Public areas importance (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
77
74
77
77
77
76
75
75
77
74
74
75
73
73
74
76
79
77
78
75
75
75
74
75
74
75
71
72
76
74
77
79
77
76
76
76
75
74
74
78
75
73
74
74
72
76
76
72
72
72
71
73
73
70
72
65
75
n/a
75
77
74
73
72
72
n/a
n/a
73
n/a
69
65
74
n/a
76
78
76
74
73
74
n/a
n/a
74
n/a
73
71
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
73
n/a
n/a
n/a
79
78
77
77
75
75
75
75
74
74
73q
73
73
71
35-49
South
Women
50-64
65+
Household user
Personal user
Boroondara
North
Metro
State-wide
Central
Men
18-34
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘The appearance of public areas’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 28 Councils asked group: 9
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
The appearance of public areas importance
72
2019 Public areas importance (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
27
28
25
27
21
21
25
24
25
26
27
29
24
30
22
35
30
25
28
28
47
48
52
52
50
51
51
47
48
47
42
54
46
49
44
45
48
54
48
47
23
22
22
18
25
25
21
25
24
25
27
16
28
19
31
16
21
21
22
22
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Personal user
Household user
Extremely important Very important Fairly important
Not that important Not at all important Can't say
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘The appearance of public areas’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 28 Councils asked group: 9
The appearance of public areas performance
73
2019 Public areas performance (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
80
77
80
79
79
79
78
84
76
77
76
77
73
71
76
77
80
79
79
79
78
82
78
76
75
80
72
71
80
84
80
81
81
81
80
79
79
79
75
78
72
71
80
85
80
81
80
79
79
75
79
79
78
78
73
72
n/a
83
82
82
82
n/a
81
83
78
80
79
n/a
n/a
72
n/a
84
79
80
80
n/a
79
78
76
79
76
n/a
n/a
71
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
71
82
82
81
80
80
80
80
79
79
78
78
77
74q
72q
North
18-34
Women
Personal user
Household user
South
Boroondara
35-49
65+
Men
50-64
Central
Metro
State-wide
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘The appearance of public areas’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 38 Councils asked group: 10
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
The appearance of public areas performance
74
2019 Public areas performance (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
38
34
34
38
37
41
35
26
28
42
30
42
34
41
39
37
38
36
40
40
46
48
48
46
46
43
49
45
46
48
50
38
48
43
48
46
42
44
45
45
14
14
15
13
14
12
13
20
19
9
17
16
15
13
12
14
17
15
14
14
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
5
5
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Personal user
Household user
Very good Good Average Poor Very poor Can't say
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘The appearance of public areas’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 38 Councils asked group: 10
Waste management importance
75
2019 Waste management importance (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
84
86
82
85
84
86
84
83
84
83
83
80
81
80
85
85
84
82
83
82
84
83
84
81
83
80
79
83
86
84
84
85
83
83
85
85
85
82
88
86
80
86
81
81
81
83
83
77
80
80
80
81
80
78
79
74
88
85
n/a
81
85
n/a
83
83
83
n/a
n/a
80
79
79
87
84
n/a
83
84
n/a
83
83
83
n/a
n/a
82
79
79
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
78
n/a
89p
88p
87
87
87
86
85
85
85
83q
83
82
81q
81q
50-64
Women
South
35-49
65+
North
Personal user
Boroondara
Household user
Metro
Central
Men
State-wide
18-34
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Waste management’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 29 Councils asked group: 10
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Waste management importance
76
2019 Waste management importance (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
50
44
43
49
37
42
44
41
46
50
43
59
43
57
39
59
59
51
50
50
40
46
46
42
47
47
45
44
43
44
45
32
42
39
47
32
38
43
41
41
8
8
10
7
15
9
9
13
10
4
10
9
13
3
12
8
4
4
8
9
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Personal user
Household user
Extremely important Very important Fairly important
Not that important Not at all important Can't say
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Waste management’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 29 Councils asked group: 10
Waste management performance
77
2019 Waste management performance (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
77
76
78
79
77
77
77
77
75
76
76
77
74
70
79
80
82
83
82
82
81
81
75
81
82
80
82
71
79
82
83
81
81
81
79
81
76
82
80
76
82
70
80
81
82
81
81
81
79
80
77
81
78
78
79
72
n/a
79
83
n/a
81
81
79
80
n/a
81
79
80
n/a
73
n/a
75
79
n/a
75
75
76
76
n/a
75
74
76
n/a
71
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
72
76
75
75
74
74
74
74
73
73
73
72
71
70
68q
North
18-34
65+
South
Household user
Personal user
Women
Boroondara
Metro
Men
35-49
50-64
Central
State-wide
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘Waste management’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 40 Councils asked group: 11
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Waste management performance
78
2019 Waste management performance (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
31
35
39
39
40
41
33
23
28
37
24
33
35
27
29
33
26
36
32
32
38
43
46
47
45
40
44
42
44
32
40
42
34
42
42
33
44
32
39
39
19
14
11
9
11
15
15
21
18
23
18
15
19
19
19
19
18
20
18
18
5
6
2
3
3
2
6
8
5
3
8
4
5
5
3
10
4
4
5
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
6
3
3
3
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
7
3
3
6
6
3
3
5
2
3
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Personal user
Household user
Very good Good Average Poor Very poor Can't say
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘Waste management’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 40 Councils asked group: 11
Environmental sustainability importance
79
2019 Environmental sustainability importance (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
80
78
79
79
76
76
80
75
74
74
73
76
73
72
79
78
78
74
77
74
72
72
74
73
72
74
72
68
78
79
81
76
72
74
73
76
73
74
71
74
73
70
74
79
78
72
72
71
71
72
76
74
68
72
73
69
78
78
77
75
n/a
73
n/a
n/a
75
n/a
71
72
73
68
76
80
79
76
n/a
73
n/a
n/a
72
n/a
72
70
72
70
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
71
n/a
82p
82p
82p
80
77
77
77
77
76
75
75
75
74q
71q
Women
Household user
Personal user
18-34
South
Boroondara
Central
North
50-64
Metro
35-49
65+
State-wide
Men
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Environmental sustainability’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 22 Councils asked group: 9
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Environmental sustainability importance
80
2019 Environmental sustainability importance (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
37
35
32
31
26
27
28
33
35
36
37
39
29
46
44
36
33
33
47
46
40
39
39
40
43
44
43
39
38
41
40
38
38
42
36
38
46
41
37
39
16
21
21
21
23
23
23
21
19
15
18
14
24
8
16
17
14
15
14
13
5
3
6
7
6
4
4
5
5
6
3
7
7
4
2
9
3
7
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Personal user
Household user
Extremely important Very important Fairly important
Not that important Not at all important Can't say
Q1. Firstly, how important should ‘Environmental sustainability’ be as a responsibility for Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 22 Councils asked group: 9
Environmental sustainability performance
81
2019 Environmental sustainability performance (index scores)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
69
69
65
66
65
67
64
65
66
63
63
66
62
63
72
73
67
66
68
65
64
66
67
67
64
65
67
66
67
67
66
63
67
67
64
66
66
65
63
65
68
63
72
72
71
67
66
66
65
67
67
68
64
64
67
67
73
72
70
n/a
70
68
n/a
68
n/a
68
64
65
n/a
67
69
68
68
n/a
67
63
n/a
67
n/a
70
64
66
n/a
66
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
64
n/a
n/a
n/a
69
69
66
66
65
64
64
64
63
63
62
62
62
59
Personal user
Household user
65+
North
18-34
Men
Metro
Boroondara
South
Women
State-wide
35-49
Central
50-64
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘Environmental sustainability’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 27 Councils asked group: 10
Note: Please see Appendix A for explanation of significant differences.
Environmental sustainability performance
82
2019 Environmental sustainability performance (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
13
11
13
10
11
15
12
11
13
14
9
16
14
12
13
13
8
16
24
23
33
39
36
39
42
39
38
35
35
40
32
27
33
34
39
29
33
30
37
40
29
30
32
29
25
25
26
31
29
25
31
32
31
27
30
28
29
30
26
26
7
6
3
6
5
4
4
9
8
7
9
6
6
8
7
9
8
6
5
5
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
3
2
4
3
3
2
4
6
2
3
3
14
13
15
16
17
16
18
12
14
11
17
14
12
16
9
17
16
16
4
3
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Personal user
Household user
Very good Good Average Poor Very poor Can't say
Q2. How has Council performed on ‘Environmental sustainability’ over the last 12 months?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 27 Councils asked group: 10
Detailed
demographics
83
Gender and age profile
84
2019 gender
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
2019 age
Men48%
Women52%
Boroondara
15%
17%
25%
17%
26%
Boroondara
18-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 65+
Men49%
Women51%
Metro
Men49%
Women51%
State-wide
10%
25%
25%
16%
24%
Metro
18-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 65+
8%
18%
23%21%
30%
State-wide
18-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 65+
S3. [Record gender] / S4. To which of the following age groups do you belong?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 63 Councils asked group: 14
Please note that for the reason of simplifying reporting, interlocking age and gender reporting has not been included in this report.
Interlocking age and gender analysis is still available in the dashboard and data tables provided alongside this report.
Household structure
2019 household structure (%)
12
13
2
3
29
22
16
3
Single person living alone
Single living with friends or housemates
Single living with children 16 or under
Single with children but none 16 or under living athome
Married or living with partner, no children
Married or living with partner with children 16 or underat home
Married or living with partner with children but none 16or under at home
Do not wish to answer
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85S6. Which of the following BEST describes your household?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 10 Councils asked group: 7
Years lived in area
86
Years lived in area (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
22
19
14
17
11
10
10
16
16
16
13
11
15
16
63
65
69
69
78
75
75
1
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
2015 Boroondara
2014 Boroondara
2013 Boroondara
0-5 years 5-10 years 10+ years Can't say
S5. How long have you lived in this area?/How long have you owned a property in this area?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 13 Councils asked group: 5
Years lived in area
Years lived in area (%)
22
19
14
17
17
26
23
25
17
22
22
43
26
2
3
16
16
16
13
15
15
14
17
16
16
15
19
27
5
7
23
20
21
27
22
20
21
21
26
26
20
21
26
31
17
15
20
22
19
17
17
14
16
16
14
17
13
7
34
14
24
25
26
23
29
23
27
21
25
23
26
4
14
27
60
1
2019 Boroondara
2018 Boroondara
2017 Boroondara
2016 Boroondara
State-wide
Metro
North
Central
South
Men
Women
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
0-5 years 5-10 years 10-20 years 20-30 years 30+ years Can't say
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87
S5. How long have you lived in this area?/How long have you owned a property in this area?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 13 Councils asked group: 5
Note: For 2016, the code frame expanded out “10+ years”, to include “10-20 years”,”20-30 years” and “30+ years”. As such, this chart
presents the last four years of data only.
88
88
78
57
28
25
12
86
84
75
51
24
22
10
Appearance of public areas
Waste management
Recreational facilities
Informing the community
Consultation & engagement
Environmental sustainability
Lobbying
Total household use
Personal use
Personal and household use and experience of council
services
Q4. In the last 12 months, have you or has any member of your household used or experienced any of the following services provided by Council?
Base: All respondents. Councils asked state-wide: 10 Councils asked group: 3
2019 personal and household use and experience of services (%)
J00758 Community Satisfaction Survey 2019 – Boroondara City Council
88
Appendix A:
Index scores,
margins of error
and significant
differences
89
Index Scores
Many questions ask respondents to rate council
performance on a five-point scale, for example, from
‘very good’ to ‘very poor’, with ‘can’t say’ also a
possible response category. To facilitate ease of
reporting and comparison of results over time, starting
from the 2012 survey and measured against the state-
wide result and the council group, an ‘Index Score’ has
been calculated for such measures.
The Index Score is calculated and represented as a
score out of 100 (on a 0 to 100 scale), with ‘can’t say’
responses excluded from the analysis. The ‘%
RESULT’ for each scale category is multiplied by the
‘INDEX FACTOR’. This produces an ‘INDEX VALUE’
for each category, which are then summed to produce
the ‘INDEX SCORE’, equating to ‘60’ in the following
example.
Similarly, an Index Score has been calculated for the
Core question ‘Performance direction in the last 12
months’, based on the following scale for each
performance measure category, with ‘Can’t say’
responses excluded from the calculation.
Appendix A:
Index Scores
SCALE
CATEGORIES% RESULT
INDEX
FACTORINDEX VALUE
Very good 9% 100 9
Good 40% 75 30
Average 37% 50 19
Poor 9% 25 2
Very poor 4% 0 0
Can’t say 1% --INDEX SCORE
60
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SCALE
CATEGORIES% RESULT
INDEX
FACTORINDEX VALUE
Improved 36% 100 36
Stayed the
same40% 50 20
Deteriorated 23% 0 0
Can’t say 1% --INDEX SCORE
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Demographic
Actual
survey
sample
size
Weighted
base
Maximum margin
of error at 95%
confidence
interval
Boroondara City
Council 500 400 +/-4.4
Men239 190 +/-6.3
Women261 210 +/-6.1
North169 134 +/-7.6
Central174 144 +/-7.4
South157 122 +/-7.8
18-34 years81 130 +/-11.0
35-49 years100 98 +/-9.8
50-64 years130 69 +/-8.6
65+ years189 102 +/-7.1
The sample size for the 2019 State-wide Local
Government Community Satisfaction Survey for
Boroondara City Council was n=500. Unless otherwise
noted, this is the total sample base for all reported
charts and tables.
The maximum margin of error on a sample of
approximately n=500 interviews is +/-4.4% at the 95%
confidence level for results around 50%. Margins of
error will be larger for any sub-samples. As an
example, a result of 50% can be read confidently as
falling midway in the range 45.6% - 54.4%.
Maximum margins of error are listed in the table below,
based on a population of 141,300 people aged 18
years or over for Boroondara City Council, according to
ABS estimates.
Appendix A:
Margins of error
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Within tables and index score charts throughout this
report, statistically significant differences at the 95%
confidence level are represented by upward directing
green () and downward directing red arrows ().
Significance when noted indicates a significantly higher
or lower result for the analysis group in comparison to
the ‘Total’ result for the council for that survey question
for that year. Therefore in the example below:
• The state-wide result is significantly higher than
the overall result for the council.
• The result among 50-64 year olds is significantly
lower than for the overall result for the council.
Further, results shown in green and red indicate
significantly higher or lower results than in 2018.
Therefore in the example below:
• The result among 35-49 year olds in the council is
significantly higher than the result achieved among
this group in 2018.
• The result among 18-34 year olds in the council is
significantly lower than the result achieved among
this group in 2018.
Appendix A:
Significant difference reporting notation
Overall Performance – Index Scores
(example extract only)
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54
57
58
60
67
66
50-64
35-49
Metro
Boroondara
18-34
State-wide
The test applied to the Indexes was an Independent
Mean Test, as follows:
Z Score = ($1 - $2) / Sqrt (($5^2 / $3) + ($6^2 / $4))
Where:
• $1 = Index Score 1
• $2 = Index Score 2
• $3 = unweighted sample count 1
• $4 = unweighted sample count 2
• $5 = standard deviation 1
• $6 = standard deviation 2
All figures can be sourced from the detailed cross
tabulations.
The test was applied at the 95% confidence interval, so
if the Z Score was greater than +/- 1.954 the scores are
significantly different.
Appendix A:
Index score significant difference calculation
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Appendix B:
Further project
information
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Further information about the report and explanations
about the State-wide Local Government Community
Satisfaction Survey can be found in this section
including:
• Survey methodology and sampling
• Analysis and reporting
• Glossary of terms
Detailed survey tabulations
Detailed survey tabulations are available in supplied
Excel file.
Contacts
For further queries about the conduct and reporting of
the 2019 State-wide Local Government Community
Satisfaction Survey, please contact JWS Research on
(03) 8685 8555 or via email:
Appendix B:
Further information
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The 2019 results are compared with previous years, as
detailed below:
• 2019, n=500 completed interviews, conducted in the period
of 1st February – 30th March.
• 2018, n=500 completed interviews, conducted in the period
of 1st February – 30th March.
• 2017, n=500 completed interviews, conducted in the period
of 1st February – 30th March.
• 2016, n=500 completed interviews, conducted in the period
of 1st February – 30th March.
• 2015, n=500 completed interviews, conducted in the period
of 1st February – 30th March.
• 2014, n=600 completed interviews, conducted in the period
of 31st January – 11th March.
• 2013, n=600 completed interviews, conducted in the period
of 1st February – 24th March.
• 2012, n=400 completed interviews, conducted in the period
of 18th May – 30th June.
Minimum quotas of gender within age groups were
applied during the fieldwork phase. Post-survey
weighting was then conducted to ensure accurate
representation of the age and gender profile of the
Boroondara City Council area.
Any variation of +/-1% between individual results and
net scores in this report or the detailed survey
tabulations is due to rounding. In reporting, ‘—’ denotes
not mentioned and ‘0%’ denotes mentioned by less
than 1% of respondents. ‘Net’ scores refer to two or
more response categories being combined into one
category for simplicity of reporting.
This survey was conducted by Computer Assisted
Telephone Interviewing (CATI) as a representative
random probability survey of residents aged 18+ years
in Boroondara City Council.
Survey sample matched to the demographic profile of
Boroondara City Council as determined by the most
recent ABS population estimates was purchased from
an accredited supplier of publicly available phone
records, including up to 40% mobile phone numbers to
cater to the diversity of residents within Boroondara
City Council, particularly younger people.
A total of n=500 completed interviews were achieved in
Boroondara City Council. Survey fieldwork was
conducted in the period of 1st February – 30th March,
2019.
Appendix B:
Survey methodology and sampling
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All participating councils are listed in the State-wide
report published on the DELWP website. In 2019, 63 of
the 79 Councils throughout Victoria participated in this
survey. For consistency of analysis and reporting
across all projects, Local Government Victoria has
aligned its presentation of data to use standard council
groupings. Accordingly, the council reports for the
community satisfaction survey provide analysis using
these standard council groupings. Please note that
councils participating across 2012-2019 vary slightly.
Council Groups
Boroondara City Council is classified as a Metropolitan
council according to the following classification list:
Metropolitan, Interface, Regional Centres, Large Rural
& Small Rural
Councils participating in the Metropolitan group are:
Banyule, Boroondara, Brimbank, Glen Eira, Greater
Dandenong, Frankston, Kingston, Knox, Manningham,
Maroondah, Melbourne, Port Phillip, Stonnington and
Whitehorse.
Wherever appropriate, results for Boroondara City
Council for this 2019 State-wide Local Government
Community Satisfaction Survey have been compared
against other participating councils in the Metropolitan
group and on a state-wide basis. Please note that
council groupings changed for 2015, and as such
comparisons to council group results before that time
can not be made within the reported charts.
Appendix B:
Analysis and reporting
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2012 survey revision
The survey was revised in 2012. As a result:
• The survey is now conducted as a representative
random probability survey of residents aged 18 years
or over in local councils, whereas previously it was
conducted as a ‘head of household’ survey.
• As part of the change to a representative resident
survey, results are now weighted post survey to the
known population distribution of Boroondara City
Council according to the most recently available
Australian Bureau of Statistics population estimates,
whereas the results were previously not weighted.
• The service responsibility area performance
measures have changed significantly and the rating
scale used to assess performance has also
changed.
As such, the results of the 2012 State-wide Local
Government Community Satisfaction Survey should be
considered as a benchmark. Please note that
comparisons should not be made with the State-wide
Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey
results from 2011 and prior due to the methodological
and sampling changes. Comparisons in the period
2012-2019 have been made throughout this report as
appropriate.
Appendix B:
Analysis and reporting
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Core, optional and tailored questions
Over and above necessary geographic and
demographic questions required to ensure sample
representativeness, a base set of questions for the
2019 State-wide Local Government Community
Satisfaction Survey was designated as ‘Core’ and
therefore compulsory inclusions for all participating
Councils.
These core questions comprised:
• Overall performance last 12 months (Overall
performance)
• Lobbying on behalf of community (Advocacy)
• Community consultation and engagement
(Consultation)
• Decisions made in the interest of the community
(Making community decisions)
• Condition of sealed local roads (Sealed local roads)
• Contact in last 12 months (Contact)
• Rating of contact (Customer service)
• Overall council direction last 12 months (Council
direction)
Reporting of results for these core questions can
always be compared against other participating
councils in the council group and against all
participating councils state-wide. Alternatively, some
questions in the 2019 State-wide Local Government
Community Satisfaction Survey were optional. Councils
also had the ability to ask tailored questions specific
only to their council.
Appendix B:
Analysis and reporting
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Reporting
Every council that participated in the 2019 State-wide
Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey
receives a customised report. In addition, the state
government is supplied with a state-wide summary
report of the aggregate results of ‘Core’ and ‘Optional’
questions asked across all council areas surveyed.
Tailored questions commissioned by individual councils
are reported only to the commissioning council and not
otherwise shared unless by express written approval of
the commissioning council.
The overall State-wide Local Government Community
Satisfaction Report is available at
http://www.delwp.vic.gov.au/local-
government/strengthening-councils/council-community-
satisfaction-survey.
Appendix B:
Analysis and reporting
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Core questions: Compulsory inclusion questions for all
councils participating in the CSS.
CSS: 2019 Victorian Local Government Community
Satisfaction Survey.
Council group: One of five classified groups,
comprising: metropolitan, interface, regional centres,
large rural and small rural.
Council group average: The average result for all
participating councils in the council group.
Highest / lowest: The result described is the highest or
lowest result across a particular demographic sub-
group e.g. men, for the specific question being
reported. Reference to the result for a demographic
sub-group being the highest or lowest does not imply
that it is significantly higher or lower, unless this is
specifically mentioned.
Index score: A score calculated and represented as a
score out of 100 (on a 0 to 100 scale). This score is
sometimes reported as a figure in brackets next to the
category being described, e.g. men 50+ (60).
Optional questions: Questions which councils had an
option to include or not.
Percentages: Also referred to as ‘detailed results’,
meaning the proportion of responses, expressed as a
percentage.
Sample: The number of completed interviews, e.g. for
a council or within a demographic sub-group.
Significantly higher / lower: The result described is
significantly higher or lower than the comparison result
based on a statistical significance test at the 95%
confidence limit. If the result referenced is statistically
higher or lower then this will be specifically mentioned,
however not all significantly higher or lower results are
referenced in summary reporting.
Statewide average: The average result for all
participating councils in the State.
Tailored questions: Individual questions tailored by
and only reported to the commissioning council.
Weighting: Weighting factors are applied to the sample
for each council based on available age and gender
proportions from ABS census information to ensure
reported results are proportionate to the actual
population of the council, rather than the achieved
survey sample.
Appendix B:
Glossary of terms
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