Household prosperity considers economic factors such as income, housing and education, but also the social, cultural and environmental aspects that contribute to well being and quality of life.

Earlier this year, the Community Social Planning Council prepared the Colwood Household Properity Report you can read about below. Now we want to hear whether the findings in that report ring true for your household.

Surveying Residents to Gain a Deeper Understanding 

Canada Post is expected to be delivering postcards by addressed mail to Colwood households during the week of November 26. 

Your postcard will have a unique link to the survey.  This helps to ensure data integrity. 

It pays to be an early responder! Complete the survey before December 9 for 10 chances to win an Amazon gift card. Generally the City focuses on local businesses for incentives to encourage participation and gather as much input as possible, but this approach is being tried one time in the lead up to the holidays when many people will be ordering gifts and goods online, and this may be a help for families.

Ground-truthing the data gathered from the 2023 Household Prosperity Report, along with recent findings from the Ideas Fair and Citizen Satisfaction Survey, will help the City make informed decisions that focus on creating a thriving community with housing choices, employment, transportation options, and facilities that encourage a healthy lifestyle that includes recreation, cultural and social connections.

The Household Prosperity Survey gives residents the opportunity to share their experience and perspectives which will further enhance the City's ability to align decisions with data that specifically targets quality of life in Colwood.

The survey will ask questions that delve deeper, for example: What is your experience of Colwood as it grows, with respect to diversity, friendliness, social connections and the energy of the community? Does your current housing situation support or detract from your quality of life? Do you spend more time commuting than you would like? What would help you be able to live AND work in Colwood?

Read more at www.Colwood.ca/HouseholdProsperity