Queries about playgrounds throughout the Mackenzie District that are under Council's management.
Request:
I would appreciate receiving the following information regarding playgrounds under your council's management:
- Total number of playgrounds managed by your council
- Excluding pump tracks, skate parks, BMX facilities, scooter tracks, fitness stations, and similar non-playground assets, but can include parkour parks.
- Total number of playgrounds managed by Mackenzie District Council: 8
- Total area (m²) of playground surfacing, aggregated by surface type (i.e. area of each surface type such as X m² wet-pour, X m² wood chip, X m² tiles, etc.)
Definition: For the purpose of this request, a playground is defined as a space containing fixed play equipment designed primarily for children.
Clarification: Surface area refers to the area of playground surfacing associated with play equipment. This may include fall zones and adjacent surfaced areas. Precise fall-zone measurement is not required. Estimates are acceptable where exact measurements are not available (these should be identified accordingly).
Please categorise surfacing as:
- Wet-pour rubber
- Rubber tiles
- Artificial turf
- Wood chip/bark (playground compliant, not arborist mulch)
- Pea gravel
- Sand (when used as a fall surface, not as a sand play feature)
- Other (please specify)
Data format: Data can be supplied in any format that is convenient. Existing summaries or reports are welcome. If site-level data is readily available, it is welcome but not required.
Use of information: The information will be used for aggregated analysis of playground surfacing assets and included in a published journal article. Individual councils will not be identified in any public reporting without prior permission.
Response
- 3 have wood chip/bark (playground compliant, not arborist mulch) - 735m2
- 4 have pea gravel - 1890m2
- 1 has wet pour rubber - 16m2