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Residents of New Zealand’s eight largest cities were asked their level of agreement with the
following statements:
- ‘You feel a sense of community with others in your local neighbourhood’
- ‘It’s important to you to feel a sense of community with people in your local
neighbourhood’
- ‘People across your local neighbourhood work together and support each
other’
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Over half of all residents agreed that they feel a sense of community with others in their local neighbourhood (53%).
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Nearly three-quarters of residents felt it was important to feel a sense of community with others in their local neighbourhood (74%).
Only 7% of residents in New Zealand’s eight largest cities disagreed with this statement.
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Fifty four percent of residents felt that people in their local neighbourhood work together and support each other.
Those residents of New Zealand’s eight largest cities who did not feel a sense of community with
others in their local neighbourhood, were asked their reasons why.
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Being too busy was the key reason residents did not feel a sense of community with others in their neighbourhood (27%), followed by having nothing in common (25%).
Of all the reasons given, residents of Auckland City were far more likely to feel that not speaking English was a key reason that they did not feel a sense of community with others (11% compared with 6% overall).
The chart below details the types of groups or networks that mattered most to residents of New Zealand’s eight largest cities.
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The social networks and groups that matter most to residents of New Zealand’s eight largest cities were based on interests, culture or beliefs (67%), rather than geography (14%).
This was consistent amongst residents of all cities in the survey.
The chart below details the types of contact residents of New Zealand’s eight largest cities have made with others in their local neighbourhood in the last twelve months.
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The majority of residents report positive contact with people in their local neighbourhood such as a visit, a chat, asking for favours etc.
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