Overexploitation is undermining the character of Sydney's downtown area, with 60 percent of new state voters saying in an exclusive survey that they consider the city's "growth troubles" to be an important issue.
Only 17.5 percent of respondents said development did not damage urban traits, and 21.9 percent said they were not sure.
The survey, commissioned by Fairfax Media and commissioned by ReachTEL, interviewed 1521 people Thursday night to ask them what they thought about a range of issues, including questions related to health and education in the new state.
Education and health care are likely to be issues of concern in state elections in March, as the opposition party's Labour Party plans to use the two issues as a political weapon against government spending 2.5 billion yuan to rebuild two stadiums in Sydney.
More than half of voters opposed the demolition and reconstruction of Allianz Stadium (Allianz Stadium) in the East side of Sydney and ANZ Stadium in the West side.
53.8 percent of respondents said government was spending too much on large sports infrastructure.
When asked what the government should focus on, respondents said health care was the most prominent issue, with 46.7 percent saying that was the top priority for government. Transportation (21.2%), environment (18.3%) and education (13.8%) followed. When it comes to the performance of the public health system, 45.3% of people rate the level of care provided by new state hospitals as "good" or "very good", while another 34.9% consider it "normal". Only 6.2% thought the performance was "very poor".
More than 43 percent of voters believe public schools meet the needs of the community, although 38.5 percent say they do not know or are uncertain.
But protecting the character of the city is one of the biggest concerns of voters.
The Grand Sydney Commission (Greater Sydney Commission) was established in 2016 and is chaired by former Sydney Mayor Lucy Tembo (Lucy Turnbull). Sydney will need about seven hundred and twenty five thousand new homes over the next 20 years to deal with the growing population and ageing, the commission said.
Sydney's population is expected to grow by about 1.74 million by 2036.
Planning Director Anthony Roberts (Anthony Roberts) said government is committed to preserving the city's identity while also responding to the city's continuous development.
He said a new planning circular released last year outlined the need for local features to be made available at the beginning of the planning process, taking into account when developing the community.
"the first local feature statements are for St Leonards and Crows Nest, to be announced in the coming weeks," Roberts said.
He said: "the local features statement not only reflects the community's vision of the local community, but also addresses the community's concerns about the density of development."
"early in the planning process, involving communities and stakeholders is the key to creating dynamic, well-planned urban areas that retain unique qualities."
The survey also showed that, on a bipartisan basis, the, Union party was 52% to 48% ahead of Labour.
Union party's primary vote rose from 37.6% in October's ReachTEL poll to 41.9% now.
Labour's primary vote also rose to 32.5% from 31% in October.
New state governor Gladys Berejiklian is still on top of leader, with 52.3 percent saying she is more competent than opposition party leader Luke Foley.