Volume X Issue X (2023) 1 https://doi.org/10.36922/ijps.442 REPORT Sustainable socioeconomic development service for suburban population: A case study in East Malaysia Boo Ho Voon 1 *, Phang Ing 2 , Corina Joseph 3 , Muhammad Abang Azlan 4 , Vloreen Nity Mathew 1 , and Kelvin Tee Yong Goh 5 1 Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak, Malaysia 2 Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia 3 Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak, Malaysia 4 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia 5 Faculty of Quantitative Science and Mathematics, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak, Malaysia Abstract Sustainable socioeconomic development service dimensions, determining the suburban residents’ satisfaction from the residents’ perspectives, have yet to be contextually identifed for more efective policies and strategies to beneft the targeted households. This case-based empirical research paper aims to examine the relevant sustainable suburban socioeconomic service dimensions from the residents’ perspectives. Interviews and questionnaire survey data were employed to identify the numerous dimensions and items in relevance. Batu Kawa suburban in Kuching (Sarawak, Borneo), Malaysia, was chosen based on its exemplary socioeconomic development and multi-ethnicity. The survey involved 283 respondents. The fndings reveal that there were ten dimensions for the sustainable socioeconomic development service dimensions. The fndings also indicate that the residents were generally satisfed, but there is still room for further improvement, especially in terms of public transport system, road trafc, safety and security, sport facilities, pollution, and job opportunities. The results suggested that there were diferences between two geographical areas separated by the Sarawak River. Keywords: Socioeconomic development service; Suburban; Sarawak 1. Introduction Sustainable socioeconomic development is crucial for mankind and it has received great attention from nations worldwide. Te sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the United Nations have been the preferred key performance indicators for many governments and authorities at diferent levels for the community-desired development of sustainability (e.g., Voon et al., 2021). Emerging economies, including Malaysia, have allocated increasing amounts of fnancial and non-fnancial resources for sustainability initiatives to serve and care for their citizens and households. Many organizations and individuals in the public and private sectors have been recognizing the needs and International Journal of Population Studies *Corresponding author: Boo Ho Voon (bhvoon@uitm.edu.my) Citation: Voon, B.H., Ing, P., Joseph, C., et al. (2023). Sustainable socioeconomic development service for suburban population: A case study in East Malaysia. International Journal of Population Studies. https://doi.org/10.36922/ijps.442 Received: January 10, 2023 Accepted: May 2, 2023 Published Online: May 22, 2023 Copyright: © 2023 Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Publisher’s Note: AccScience Publishing remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional afliations.