Manukau City Council carries out two regular surveys of residents:
Citizens' perception survey
Quality of life survey
Citizens' perception survey
Every year, council surveys residents on issues such as how people rate Manukau city as a place to live, work, or do business in; the level of satisfaction with the way the city looks and feels; and their level of use and satisfaction with a range of council services.
The results are published in our annual Citizens' Perception Survey.
2010 survey results
The 2010 survey results say that 85% of residents rated Manukau as a good place to live; 72% say it’s an excellent place to work and 74% think it’s a great place to do business.
Other findings include:
- 95% of residents feel safe in their homes during the day, with 87% feeling safe at home at night
- 83% of residents visit their local town centre once a week, with 53% visiting more often. 87% are satisfied with the cleanliness of their town centre and 79% are satisfied with their town centre overall.
- 60% of residents feel it is easy to travel around the Auckland region and 78% find it easy to travel around Manukau
- 73% are satisfied with Manukau's roads, 96% are satisfied with the weekly rubbish collection and there's 78% satisfaction with neighbourhood footpaths.
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Quality of life survey
Manukau, like other councils, has a role to play in residents’ quality of life. The Quality of Life Survey is a multi-agency research project, exploring quality of life issues in New Zealand. It is a partnership between twelve New Zealand councils and the Ministry of Social Development.
The aim of the survey is to measure residents’ perceptions of:
- Quality of life
- Health and well-being
- Crime and safety
- Community, culture and social networks
- Council decision making processes
- Built and natural environment
- Public transport
- Lifestyle - work and study.
The 2008 report presents the results for Manukau while the 2005 report is nationwide.
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