Community satisfaction survey

We are pleased to share our 2024 Glen Eira Community Satisfaction Survey reports. This important annual survey reflects your feedback on what we are doing well, what we can improve and how we compare to other councils.

The Glen Eira community continues to rate quality of life in our municipality extremely highly, with 93 per cent saying quality of life here is ‘very good’ or ‘good’.

This insight is just a small part of what you told us through this year’s community satisfaction survey, assessing our performance and sharing ways to improve our service delivery. The survey also allows us to fulfil some of our statutory reporting requirements.

Key findings

Glen Eira continues to perform better or just as well on average on all service areas when compared to other councils in Victoria.

The community gave us a 63 per cent approval rating for our overall performance, in line with the metropolitan Melbourne average of 63 per cent and 54 per cent for the state.

  • 81 per cent believe overall direction improved or stayed the same
  • 77 per cent rate customer service as good or very good
  • 69 per cent rate waste management as good or very good, noting waste management is the most important service we offer according to the survey.

 Top three performing areas

  • Recreational facilities – 75 per cent rated very good or good.
  • Arts centres and libraries – 70 per cent rated very good or good.
  • Appearance of public areas – 71 per cent rated very good or good.

Top three areas for improvement

  • Town planning policy – 27 per cent rated very good or good.
  • Planning and building permits – 26 per cent rated very good or good.
  • Population growth – 24 per cent rated very good or good.
Performance measure Glen Eira 2024 Glen Eira 2023 Metro 2024 State-wide 2024 Highest score Lowest score
Overall performance 63 65 63 54 18–34 years 50–64 years
Value for money 59 61 57 48 18–34 years 34–49 years
Overall council direction 49 50 49 45 18–34 years 50–64 years
Customer service 72 76 71 67 Women, 65+ years Tucker Ward residents, Men
Art centres and libraries 77 79 76 73 Tucker Ward residents Camden Ward residents
Recreational facilities 76 76 74 68 65+ years, Rosstown Ward residents 35–49 years
Appearance of public areas 73 74 70 68 Camden Ward residents 50–64 years

 

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