Transcript Community Indicators in the ACT

Community Indicators in the ACT
Presentation to Australian Community Indicators
Network
Robert Tanton
Research Director
9 May 2012
What is in the ACT?
● Measuring our Progress
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http://www.measuringourprogress.act.gov.au/
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ACT Wide
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7 themes
– Health, Fairness/Safety, Services, Education/Skills, Prosperous,
Sustainability, Vibrancy (social capital)
● Small area indicators of disadvantage
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Linkage project – NATSEM and ACT Government
– http://web.natsem.canberra.edu.au/maps/ACT_edu/ACT_edu_Fron
tpage.htm
– 2006 Census
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How are citizens engaged?
● Small community – politicians tend to be present and
seen
● Community forums
● Time to Talk
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http://timetotalk.act.gov.au/about-time-to-talk/
● Community noticeboard
● Canberra Connect
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To make complaint, feedback, etc
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Promotion of Community Indicators
● ABS
● NATSEM
● ACT Government through Linkage grant (ended 2009)
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How are Community Indicators being used
or applied?
● Measuring our Progress used for planning ACT wide
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Feeds into “The Canberra Plan: Towards our second century”
● Small area data used for planning
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How assess current development/future
prospects for Community Indicators?
● ACT is excellent base for Community Indicators
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Small, compact
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Potential for broader region – eg, to Coast
– Canberra Urban and Regional Futures
● Interest was there in past
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Regional Dimensions Linkage Grant
● Is potential for future but nothing yet
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CURF Regional Plan
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Robert Tanton
[email protected]
02 6201 2769
www.natsem.canberra.edu.au