Annual Household Survey on its way

Media Release

8 July 2008

Council is about to conduct its 12th Annual Household Survey to gather information that will help it meet current needs and plan for the future needs of residents.

Whittlesea Mayor, Councillor Elizabeth Nealy said 1200 households have been randomly selected to receive survey forms to that will be delivered by survey assistants who are to return and collect them later in the month.

Cr Nealy said each survey assistant will have identification and a letter of authority from the City of Whittlesea.

She said, "This is the largest and most important survey undertaken by Council that gathers information that is essential when it advocates on half of the community to the State and Federal Governments for services and funding.

"The use by residents of private and public transport, their housing needs, preferred shopping sites and participation in community are just some of the types of questions to be asked.

"The information provided by residents is confidential, and will not be recorded in a way that will enable an individual or household to be identified."

The Mayor said the data gathered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years in the Census is not enough to help Council sufficiently plan for our rapidly growing municipality.

The survey results will be analysed later in the year and its findings and published in early 2009.

For more information about the Annual Household Survey phone Council's Sustainability Planning Department on (03) 9217 2087 or visit our Statistics section.

Media enquiries:
Jim Linton
Communications Officer
(03) 9217 2219