2022-11-04 - Special Meeting Agenda Item 1 - Attachment 2 - Consultation Report

5.5 Community survey - importance of social and affordable housing
by living situation
            Q5. Importance of making social and affordable housing a priority:            Findings
                                        Renters
                                                                                          • Correlational analysis was used to identify how an individual’s living situation
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                                                                                            (renter or home owner) influenced their views on the importance of social
100                                                                                         and affordable housing.
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                                                                                          • Overall, social and affordable housing was considered important by both
 60                                                                                         renters and home owners. However, home owners were more likely to
      107                                                                                   consider it as being of low importance or not important at all.
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 20                                                                                       • In the qualitative responses, many participants who noted that they own
                          27                                                                their own home still expressed awareness of the current housing situation
    0                                      4                2                  3            and empathy for friends, family and community members experiencing
1 - Extremely        2 - Important     3 - Neutral        4 - Low     5 - Not important
                                                                                            difficulties finding housing in the Shire.
 important                                              importance          at all


            Q5. Importance of making social and affordable housing a priority:
                                    Home owners
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                                           41              43             53
    0
1 - Extremely        2 - Important     3 - Neutral        4 - Low     5 - Not important
 important                                              importance          at all




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