Visioning for new communities
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Landcom utilised Place Score’s Australian Liveability Census data to measure against a range of targets for their Healthy & Inclusive Places Pillar in 2023 (see p.32 for FY24 results carried forward from FY23).
Place Score’s Liveability Census collects data against 50 Place Attributes that contribute to liveability in order to answer three main questions:
- What is most important to you in your ideal neighbourhood?
- How liveable is your current neighbourhood?
- What is your big and small idea to make your neighbourhood more liveable?
During FY24, Landcom also utlilised the Place Score Liveability data set for new locations where we are either in the process of building a community or have plans to in the future. Using the survey results allows us to plan for future community needs by understanding what people value in their neighbourhood, how that value is performing and where the opportunities are for improvement.
Landcom have also partnered with Place Score on a bespoke piece of work to measure the impact of Landcom’s early placemaking interventions to guide future investment at Sydney Metro Northwest Places precincts.
Since 2019, they have been undertaking research at priority precincts along the Metro North West Line to measure existing community values and aspirations as well as how well the precinct places are performing around stations. Lastly, as part of this exercise, Place Score undertook a User Mapping exercise to observe the use of designated public spaces.
Bella Vista has been a focus of this study where activations included a program of curated events at Bella Vista Pocket Park and other placemaking initiatives within proximity to the station plaza.
Image: A Patch from Scratch at Bella Vista Pocket Park included gardening workshops with Sydney horticulturist, Tammy Huynh, from Gardening Australia