NOTE: This survey is for Aurukun Shire/Township residents only.  If you are a stakeholder, please go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JJVL8FV

Thank you for participating in the Aurukun Shire Council Community Safety Plan Community Engagement process. Your participation will contribute to the improved safety and perception of safety of all constituents in the Aurukun Shire Council area.

The Aurukun Shire Council Community Safety Plan (CSP) aims to outline how Council will seek to enhance perceptions of safety, reduce crime and build community resilience, and will inform Council’s future strategic planning. The CSP shall work in conjunction with other Government community safety planning and frameworks.

All personal information gathered via this survey will be de-identified and retained and used exclusively by Council to improve community safety in the Aurukun Shire/ Township.

Please remember to press the "DONE" button at the bottom of the survey once complete to ensure it is submitted.

This survey will take around 20 mins to complete.

Bernie McCarthy PSM
CEO - Aurukun Shire Council

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* 1. How old are you?

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* 2. How do you identify (sex)?

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* 3. How do you identify (ethnicity)?

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* 4. Do you live in the Aurukun Shire?

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* 5. Where in the Aurukun Shire/Township do you live?

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* 6. Community Safety in the Aurukun Shire/Township

In your experience, how much of a problem is crime in the Aurukun Shire/Township?

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* 7. How often do you feel safe in the Aurukun Shire/Township?

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* 8. Over the past 12 months, would you say that crime levels in the Aurukun Shire/Township have...?

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* 9. Why do you think this is the case? Briefly explain.

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* 10. When compared with the wider Western Cape region, would you say the Aurukun Shire/Township would have...?

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* 11. Why do you think this is the case?

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* 12. How much does fear of crime in the Aurukun Shire/Township impact how you live your life in community?

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* 13. Overall, how much of a problem is anti-social behaviour in the Aurukun Shire/Township?

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* 14. Over the past 12 months, would you say that levels of anti-social behaviour in the Aurukun Shire/Township have...?

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* 15. Over the past 12 months, have you either witnessed or experienced any of the following crimes in the Aurukun Shire/Township? Please tick all that apply.

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* 16. Did you report any of these crime(s) to police? 

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* 17. How did you report these crime(s) to police?

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* 18. How responsive were police to your reported crime?

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* 19. How responsive is Queensland Health and ambulance activation to community safety emergencies? 

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* 20. How often do you worry about the following community safety issues in the Aurukun Shire/Township?

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Rioting/ Looting
Anti-social driving (speeding, dangerous driving, hooning, loud music)
Car crime (incl theft/ unlawful use of a motor vehicle/ unlicensed driving etc)
Discarded needles/ drug-taking equipment in a public place
Disorder/ shouting/ swearing/ fighting in public
Domestic violence/ abuse
Drunkenness
Illegal dumping of waste
Graffiti/ Vandalism
Homophobic harassment
Break and enter (dwellings)
Break and enter (businesses)
Loud music
Loud parties
Noisy neighbours
Online bullying or harassment
People taking illegal drugs
Physical assaults/ attacks (incl sexual assaults)
Problems with neighbours
Prostitution
Racial harassment
Rubbish or litter lying around
Setting fires
Street drinking
Underage drinking
Youth disorder/ crime
Sly grog

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* 21. How safe do you feel in the following situations in the Aurukun Shire/Township?

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At home during the day
At home during the night
Out and about during the day
Out and about during the night

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* 22. If you answered (1) very unsafe or (2) a bit unsafe in Q21, please explain why?

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* 23. How effective do you think CCTV cameras deter crime and increase perceptions of safety in the Aurukun Shire/Township?

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* 24. How effective do you think patrolling security guards deter crime and increase perceptions of safety in the Aurukun Shire/Township?

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* 25. In your opinion, what other community safety initiatives have worked in the Aurukun Shire/Township to improve safety and perceptions of safety? Briefly explain.

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* 26. Alcohol and Drugs

To what extent in the Aurukun Shire/Township do you feel that alcohol is the cause of -

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Accidents in the home
Anti-social behaviour
Road traffic incidents
Violent crime and disorder

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* 27. To what extent in the Aurukun Shire/Township do you feel that drugs are the cause of -

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Accidents in the home
Anti-social behaviour
Road traffic incidents
Violent crime and disorder

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* 28. How effective do you feel the Aurukun Shire Alcohol Management Plan (AMP) has reduced alcohol and drug-related crime in the Aurukun Shire/Township?

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* 29. Safety on the Roads 

In your experience, please rank 1 (highest) to 7 (lowest) your main issues of concern to safety and perceptions of safety on the road in the Aurukun Shire (including township roads, access road and outstation roads). 

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* 30. In your experience, please rank 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest) those that pose the greatest risk to themselves and others on the roads in the Aurukun Shire/Township.

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* 31. How safe do you feel walking on the roads in the Aurukun Shire/Township? 

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* 32. How well lit are the streets in the Aurukun Township at night?

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* 33. Local Policing 

In your experience, how well do the Queensland Police Service (QPS) officers contribute to addressing identified community safety concerns in the Aurukun Shire/Township?

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* 34. How well resourced do you feel the Queensland Police Service (QPS) is in the Aurukun Shire/Township?

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* 35. Do you know the name of the local Queensland Police Service (QPS) Officer in Charge of the Aurukun Shire/Township?

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* 36. In your experience, how well do the Community Police officers contribute to addressing identified community safety concerns in the Aurukun Shire/Township?

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* 37. How well resourced do you feel the Community Police are in the Aurukun Shire/Township?

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* 38. How visible do you feel the combined police presence is in the Aurukun Shire/Township?

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* 39. Community Safety Priorities 

How well does the Aurukun Shire/Township presently embrace community diversity and support vulnerable groups (youth, disabled, aged)?

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* 40. How well do government agencies (Federal, State and Local) and support services working in the Aurukun Shire/Township, deliver services which reflect current community safety needs?

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* 41. Which community safety issues do you think should be prioritised in the Aurukun Shire/Township over the next few years to improve safety and perceptions of safety?  Please select select 3 priorities.

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Priority 1 (highest)
Priority 2 (second highest)
Priority 3 (third highest)

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* 42. Are there any other community safety priorities not in the list? Please explain. 

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* 43. Do you have any suggestions of what the Aurukun Shire Council might do to improve safety and perceptions of safety in the Aurukun Shire/Township in these priority areas? (eg. advocating, offering/ funding programs, building infrastructure (eg. lighting), community grants etc). Please briefly explain.  

Thank you for your contribution to the Aurukun Shire Council Community Safety Plan development.

Your contribution is much appreciated.

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