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• Table 1: Of all the services the respondent knows the council provides, which are the most important to them? (q1a):
• Table 2: Any services that the respondent thinks the council should provide, but are not being provided for (q1b):
• Table 2b: List of services that the respondent thinks the council should provide, but are not being provided for (q1c):
• Table 3: Any services that the respondent thinks the council should not provide, but are being provided for (q1d):

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COUNCIL SERVICES

Table 1: Of all the services the respondent knows the council provides, which are the most important to them? (q1a):

Note: this covers all persons (numbers and percentages). See list 1 for all responses

	Number	Percent
Rubbish & Recycling Services	469	26
Road & Footpath Maintenance	249	14
Water Services	201	11
Libraries	183	10
Parks & Reserves	135	7
Sewage	85	5
Bus Services	71	4
Street & Gutter Cleaning	55	3
Entertainment & Festivals	33	2
General Maintenance of City	25	1
Swimming Pools	23	1
Drainage	19	1
Social Issues Including Employment	17	1
Electricity	16	1
Street Lighting	14	1
Car Parking	13	1
Recreational Facilities	13	1
Sports Grounds & Stadiums	13	1
Housing	12	1
Service Centres	10	1
Traffic	10	1
Dog Control	9	0
Environment Services	9	0
Museums & Gallerys	6	0
Town Planning	5	0
Other	60	3
Don't Know	55	3
Total	1,810	100

Table 2: Any services that the respondent thinks the council should provide, but are not being provided for (q1b):

Note: this covers all persons (percentages)

	1997
No	69
Yes (see table 2b and list 2)	23
Don't know	7
Total	100

Table 2b: List of services that the respondent thinks the council should provide, but are not being provided for (q1c):

Note: this covers all persons who think that there are services which need providing but are not being provided for (numbers and percentages) (1997: 192 persons, 198 responses). See list 2 for all responses

	Number	Percent
Rubbish & Recycling Services	77	39
Other	30	15
Road & Footpath Maintenance	22	11
Bus Services	21	11
Parks & Reserves	10	5
Social Issues Including Employment	9	5
Drainage	5	3
Car Parking	4	2
Housing	4	2
Recreational Facilities	3	2
Dog Control	3	2
Electricity	2	1
Swimming Pools	2	1
General Maintenance of City	2	1
Water Services	1	1
Sewage	1	1
Street Lighting	1	1
Environment Services	1	1
Total	198	100

Table 3: Any services that the respondent thinks the council should not provide, but are being provided for (q1d):

Note: this covers all persons (percentages)

	1997
No	83
Yes (see list 3)	11
Don't know	6
Total	100

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