Central Coast Council is conducting a Local Government Area (LGA) wide survey to understand our community’s perception of their own wellbeing and quality of life here on the Central Coast. The survey should take you around 10-15 minutes to complete.

The survey covers the following topics:

• Your neighbourhood
• How connected and supported you feel
• Access to services
• Safety in your area
• How you enjoy living, playing, and growing on the Central Coast.

Following the global pandemic and the rising cost of living, Central Coast Council is keen to establish a baseline of how our community thinks and feels about living in the LGA.

This is something other councils also conduct on a yearly basis to see how their community is going and its links with the Community Strategic Plan.

The survey can be completed online by clicking on the "Have your say" button. It takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.

This survey touches on sensitive topics, so if this raises personal concerns, people are advised to reach out to available support services. Council’s ‘where to find help’ webpage has some contact information for local health and wellbeing services.

Central Coast Council is pivotal in delivering and advocating for services, infrastructure and events that connect our communities and make the Central Coast a great place to live. The results from this survey will highlight where we need to focus our efforts in terms of service delivery improvement and/or advocacy to other tiers of government and develop strategic documents to address problems.

By partaking in this survey, you are helping Central Coast Council to establish a benchmark of our community wellbeing and quality of life, which will then be used as a baseline going forward. All responses will be anonymous and will not be traced back to you.

Residents without access to online facilities, have an option to participate in the survey by phone or by filling in a paper survey. Find out more, by contacting Council’s Customer Service on 4306 7900

Responses will remain anonymous, and participants do not need to enter any identifying personal details. Demographic data such as your age, gender and suburb help to ensure that the thoughts and feelings of a good mix of people on the Central Coast are captured.

Council has engaged a specialist contractor, Woolcott Research and Engagement on this project and they are conducting market research calls to some of the community to help increase participation across the region.

Our Central Coast Community Strategic Plan (CSP) guides how Council plans and delivers a wide range of community services, facilities, and programs to meet community values and needs.

The Central Coast community told us through engagement activities in the development of the Central Coast Community Strategy Plan (CSP) that that a sense of belonging is important, and Council is committed to strengthening a connection to community and working together to solve pressing social issues, to support those in need and to enhance community safety and community wellbeing.

Council has a key role in delivering and advocating for services, infrastructure and programs that connect our communities and make the Central Coast a great place to live.

The results from this survey will highlight where Council needs to focus efforts and plan future services and programs, as well as advocacy to other levels of government, to support community wellbeing and address local issues. It also provides Council with a baseline of community sentiment following the global pandemic and current concerns such as the rising costs of living.

We invited you to complete the Central Coast Wellbeing Survey between Monday 8 April and 13 May 2024. This was an extension from the original closing date of 10 May 2024 to give you greater opportunity to have your say.