Transcript new day 2 - 1110 - Tony Vinson - Measuring community.pptx

APPROACH – PARSIMONY, THEORETICAL
SOUNDNESS, PRACTICAL UTILITY
(2) APPLICATIONS
 1. LOCALITIES OF CUMULATIVE DISADVANTAGE
 2. BLEND COMMUNITY FUNCTIONING AND
SPECIFIC PROBLEM INDICATORS (MILDURA)
 3. INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL INCLUSION
INDICATORS
(3) THE INDICATORS
 (1) SOCIAL DISTRESS: low family income, rental stress,
home purchase stress, lone person households.
 (2) HEALTH: low birth-weight, childhood injuries,
immunisation, disability / sickness support, life expectancy,
psychiatric patients: hospital / community, suicide.
 (3) COMMUNITY SAFETY: child maltreatment, criminal
convictions, imprisonment, domestic violence.
 (4) ECONOMIC: unskilled workers, unemployment, long-term
unemployment, dependency ratio, low mean taxable income, limited
computer use / internet access.
 (5) EDUCATION: non-attendance at preschool, incomplete
education, early school leaving, post-schooling qualifications.
(4) VISUAL REPRESENTATION
(5)RECURRING CHARACTERISTICS
 deficient education and training
 deficient labour market credentials
 indifferent health and disabilities
 low individual and family income
 engagement in crime, and
 where these characteristics are concentrated,
confirmed child maltreatment.
(6) 3% MOST DISADVANTAGED
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA (5)
Prison admissions
Long term unemployment
Disability/sickness support
QUEENSLAND (14)
Child maltreatment
Prison admissions
NSW (20)
Child maltreatment
Prison admissions
VICTORIA (22)
Yr 12 incomplete
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (4)
Child maltreatment
Long term unemployment
x 15.0
x 5.5
x 4.75
x 3.0
x 3.0
x 4.5
x 3.5
x 3.0
x 3.75
x 3.2
(7) BLENDING SYSTEM/PROBLEM
INDICATORS
 “THE MOST LIVEABLE, PEOPLE-FRIENDLY
COMMUNITY IN AUSTRALIA”
 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GOVERNANCE
TEAM
 TWO ILLUSTRATIONS:
 CRIME;
 PSYCHIATRIC ADMISSIONS
(8) Criminal conviction rates
(CORRECTIONS, VIC)
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
Non Organised
Red Cliffs
Mildura Central
Merbein
Irymple
Ouyen
Mildura RCC
7.0
10.0
7.7
4.3
4.6
8.7
Regional
Victoria
6.7
Melbourne
4.4
(9) RATE PER 1000 PSYCHIATRIC ADMISSIONS
(2006/07)
(10) IMPORTANT CLUSTERS OF COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES
 Integration of people, groups and community
organisations
 Maintaining direction, energy and motivation
 Substance and style of decision making, and
 Resource generation and allocation.
(11) INTEGRATION
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STRENGTHENING:
Sentiment of attachment to the local area
Consciousness of communal unity
Participation in community affairs
Spirit of mutual help and co-operation within the
community
 Working relationship between organisations in the
community
 Formation of alliances and partnerships between local
organisations, and
 Degree of trust between the people and organisations of
the community.
(12) ATTACHMENT
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AGREE/STRONGLY
AGREE
MEAN
SCORE
Very attracted
to this
neighbourhood
92.4%
4.05
Given
opportunity
would not like
to move
72.9%
3.76
Plan to remain
a resident
77.8%
3.86
ITEM
(13) NEIGHBOURING AND MUTUAL SUPPORT
AGREE/STRONGLY
AGREE
MEAN SCORE
Believe neighbours
would help in
emergency
95.1%
3.86
Regularly stop and talk
to people
81.5%
3.75
Go to someone in
neighbourhood for
advice
73.1%
3.60
Visit neighbours in
their homes
47.1%
3.04
ITEM
(14) SUBSTANCE, STYLE OF DECISION MAKING
ITEM
AGREE/STRONGLY
AGREE
MEAN SCORE
Leaders –
Help community develop
goals for better future
45.1%
3.31
Develop sound plans to
achieve goals
41.4%
3.27
Carefully consider
community needs
45.1%
3.24
Share decision-making
with community
members
33.3%
3.01