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(2) APPLICATIONS1. 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.
(5)RECURRING CHARACTERISTICSdeficient education and training deficient labour market credentialsindifferent health and disabilitieslow individual and family incomeengagement in crime, andwhere these characteristics are
concentrated, confirmed child maltreatment.
(6) 3% MOST DISADVANTAGEDWESTERN AUSTRALIA (5)Prison admissions x 15.0Long term unemployment x 5.5Disability/sickness support x 4.75QUEENSLAND (14)Child maltreatment x 3.0Prison admissions x 3.0NSW (20)Child maltreatment x 4.5Prison admissions x 3.5VICTORIA (22)Yr 12 incomplete x 3.0SOUTH AUSTRALIA (4)Child maltreatment x 3.75Long term unemployment 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)
Red Cliffs Mildura Central Merbein Irymple Ouyen Mildura RCC Regional Victoria Melbourne
Non Organised 6.967741935 9.97624703100003
7.737824306 4.31034482799998
4.63678516199999
8.70959355200001
6.69574650899998
4.410610923
1.0
3.0
5.0
7.0
9.0
11.0
(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) INTEGRATIONSTRENGTHENING:Sentiment of attachment to the local areaConsciousness of communal unityParticipation in community affairsSpirit of mutual help and co-operation within the
communityWorking relationship between organisations in the
communityFormation of alliances and partnerships between local
organisations, andDegree of trust between the people and organisations
of the community.
(12) ATTACHMENT
ITEMAGREE/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
(13) NEIGHBOURING AND MUTUAL SUPPORTITEM AGREE/STRONGLY
AGREEMEAN 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