Gender and Community Wellbeing

Report summary

Indicators
Self-Reported Health , Subjective Wellbeing , Feeling Part of the Community, Breastfeeding, Perceptions of Safety, Home Internet Access, Apprenticeship and Vocational Training Enrolments , Destinations of School Leavers, School Retention, Highly Skilled Workforce, Employment Rate, Local Employment , Food Security, Educational Qualifications, Adequate Work-Life Balance, Transport Limitations, Public Transport Patronage , Waste Water Recycling , Opportunities to Participate in Arts and Cultural Activities , Participation in Arts and Cultural Activities , Community Acceptance of Diverse Cultures, Participation in Citizen Engagement, Female Local Councillors, Opportunity to Vote for a Trustworthy Political Candidate,

Zones
Victoria, Metro Melbourne, Country Victoria,

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LGAs

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Wellbeing data

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Healthy Safe and Inclusive Communities
Personal Health and Wellbeing
Self-Reported Health
People Self-Reporting Health as Excellent or Very Good
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
63.2
0
54.3
54.1
55.0
Subjective Wellbeing
Personal Wellbeing Index
index score - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
81.4
0
76.4
75.6
78.3
Community Connectedness
Feeling Part of the Community
Satisfaction with Feeling Part of the Community
index score - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
84.0
0
70.7
68.9
75.7
Early Childhood
Breastfeeding
Children Fully Breastfed at 6 Months of Age
% of M&CH enrolled children born in 2005-06 - 2007-08 - Office for Children - show more
61.1
0
38.9
39.7
36.6
Personal and Community Safety
Perceptions of Safety
People Who Feel Safe or Very Safe When at Home Alone During the Day
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
100.0
0
97.6
97.2
98.7
People Who Feel Safe or Very Safe When at Home Alone at Night
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
98.8
0
91.9
91.1
94.0
People Who Feel Safe or Very Safe Walking Alone in Local Area During the Day
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
100.0
0
96.0
95.4
97.7
People Who Feel Safe or Very Safe Walking Alone in Local Area at Night
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
94.5
0
66.5
64.0
73.4
Lifelong Learning
Home Internet Access
People with Internet Access at Home
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
91.6
0
78.9
80.8
73.7
People with Broadband Internet Access at Home
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
80.0
0
61.1
65.8
48.2
Apprenticeship and Vocational Training Enrolments
People Aged 25-64 Years Enrolled in Vocational Education and Training
per 100 population (at June 2006) aged 25-64 years - 2006 - Office of Training and Tertiary Education - show more
20
0
9
7.6
13
Destinations of School Leavers
People aged 15-19 Years Fully Engaged in Work or Study
% of people aged 15-19 years not attending secondary school - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
95.0
0
71.9
75.1
63.4
People aged 15-19 Years Not Engaged At All in Work or Study
% of people aged 15-19 years not attending secondary school - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
32.3
0
15.4
13.7
19.9
People aged 15-19 Years Employed Full-Time
% of people aged 15-19 years not attending secondary school - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
54.9
0
26.2
22.4
36.6
People aged 15-19 Years Studying Full-Time at a Non-School Institution
% of people aged 15-19 years not attending secondary school - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
90.9
0
43.6
50.6
24.5
School Retention
People aged 17 Years Still Attending Secondary School
% of people aged 17 years - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
93.2
0
78.3
79.9
74.4
People aged 17 Years Not Attending Any Educational Institution
% of people aged 17 years - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
26.2
0
13.4
11.7
17.3
People aged 20-24 Years with Year 12 or Higher Qualification
% of people aged 20-24 years - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
97.1
0
85.0
87.4
76.4
Dynamic Resilient Local Economies
Economic Activity
Highly Skilled Workforce
People Employed in Highly Skilled Occupations
% of people working in area - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
70.6
0
56.3
56.8
54.6
Employment
Employment Rate
People Who Are Employed
% of people aged 15 years & over - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
72.6
0
60.9
61.9
58.3
Local Employment
People Working and Living in the Same LGA
% of employed people living in area - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
94.9
0
43.7
30.9
80.1
Income and Wealth
Food Security
People Who Ran Out of Food in the Last 12 Months and Could Not Afford to Buy More
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
11.6
0
6.0
6.0
6.0
Skills
Educational Qualifications
People Aged 25 Years and Over Who Have a Non-School Qualification
% of people aged 25 years & over - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
74.8
0
50.7
52.9
44.6
People Aged 25 Years and Over Who Have a Bachelor Degree or Higher Qualification
% of people aged 25 years & over - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
56.2
0
22.0
25.1
13.5
People Aged 25 Years and Over With Highest Qualification Level Between Certificate III and Advanced Diploma
% of people aged 25 years & over - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
32.7
0
25.6
24.8
27.9
Work-Life Balance
Adequate Work-Life Balance
Employed People Who Disagree that Work and Family Life Often Interfere with Each Other
% of employed adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
63.2
0
53.0
54.0
50.4
Sustainable Built and Natural Environments
Transport Accessibility
Transport Limitations
People Who Experienced Transport Limitations in the Last 12 Months
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
34.3
0
20.3
20.6
19.4
Public Transport Patronage
People Who Used Public Transport to Travel to Work on Census Day (LGA of Residence)
% of employed people living in area - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
23.5
0
9.3
11.9
1.6
People Who Used Public Transport to Travel to Work on Census Day (LGA of Workplace)
% of people working in area - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
42.1
0
9.3
12.4
0.9
People Who Rode a Bicycle or Walked to Work on Census Day (LGA of Residence)
% of employed people living in area - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
31.3
0
4.7
4.2
6.2
People Who Rode a Bicycle or Walked to Work on Census Day (LGA of Workplace)
% of people working in area - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
13.8
0
4.8
4.3
6.9
Employed People Who Worked at Home or Did Not Work on Census Day (LGA of Residence)
% of employed people living in area - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
35.3
0
15.8
14.4
19.8
Employed People Who Worked at Home or Did Not Work on Census Day (LGA of Workplace)
% of people working in area - 2006 - Aust Bureau of Statistics - show more
38
0
15.9
14.6
20.7
Water
Waste Water Recycling
People in Households Collecting Waste Water
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
92.2
0
74.8
74.7
75.0
Culturally Rich and Vibrant Communities
Arts and Cultural Activities
Opportunities to Participate in Arts and Cultural Activities
People with Enough Opportunities to Participate in Arts and Related Activities in Local Area
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
86.8
0
73.0
72.9
73.5
Participation in Arts and Cultural Activities
People Who Participated in Arts and Related Activities in the Last Month
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
58.0
0
46.6
46.2
47.7
Cultural Diversity
Community Acceptance of Diverse Cultures
People Who Agree that It is a Good Thing for a Society to Be Made Up of People from Different Cultures
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
95.9
0
89.4
90.5
86.4
Democratic and Engaged Communities
Citizen Engagement
Participation in Citizen Engagement
People Who Participated in Citizen Engagement Activities in the Last 12 Months
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
83.6
0
53.8
49.4
65.9
Female Local Councillors
Female Local Councillors
% of all councillors - 2008 - Municipal Association of Victoria - show more
57.1
0
29.8
32.1
28
Opportunity to Vote for a Trustworthy Political Candidate
People Who Agree that They Are Able to Vote for a Trustworthy Political Candidate
% of adult population - 2007 - CIV Survey - show more
74.5
0
53.0
51.8
56.3

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