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Swartland Municipality conducted an online community needs survey by means of Google Forms between 12 September 2022 and 23 October 2022. The questionnaire was available in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa.
The Swartland community was informed of the survey through inter alia the Municipality's website and Facebook page, WhatsApp, articles in the local newspapers, emails and mass SMS's to municipal account holders.
The number of responses was 874 in total - 247 Afrikaans, 627 English and 1 isiXhosa.
The survey consisted of three parts -
In Part 1 the respondents had to answer questions about him- or herself: the area in which they live, their dwelling type and their age group.
In Part 2 the respondents had to make three selections from a list of Swartland Municipality's functions which according to them need the most urgent attention in the area where they live.
In Part 3 the respondents had to make three selections from a list of Western Cape Government's functions which according to them need the most urgent attention in the area where they live.
FUNCTIONS THAT NEED THE MOST URGENT ATTENTION
Swartland Municipality's functions
Electricity (262 Respondents)
Traffic and law enforcement (249 Respondents)
Streets and storm water (incl. sidewalks) (215 Respondents)
Local economic development (206 Respondents)
Social development (180 Respondents)
Environmental management and protection (173 Respondents)
Parks (152 Respondents)
Fire fighting and emergency services (144 Respondents)
Street lights (100 Respondents)
Refuse removal (85 Respondents)
Western Cape Government's functions
Community Safety (560 Respondents)
Health (255 Respondents)
Education (235 Respondents)
Economic Development and Tourism (234 Respondents)
Housing (196 Respondents)
Social Development (174 Respondents)
Transport (162 Respondents)
Cultural Affairs and Sport (80 Respondents)
Agriculture (72 Respondents)
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