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What the community has said
Findings from surveys, consultations and official measures, each labelled by how it was collected. Figures from different kinds of evidence are never combined.
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ACT Wellbeing Framework
Official measures published by the ACT Government, latest ACT-wide figure for each. Source data.
Access and connectivity (4 measures)
| Australian digital inclusion index | By breakdown only | |
| Community satisfaction with ACT Government services | 85% | 2023-06-30 |
| Ease of access to places | By breakdown only | |
| Local area liveability | By breakdown only | |
Economy (9 measures)
| Change in number of businesses | 3.5% | 2023-06-30 |
| Disposable household income percentile ratio � P20/P50 ratio | 62.8% | 2020-06-30 |
| Employment growth | 3.5% | 2023-07-01 |
| Industry gross value added growth | By breakdown only | |
| Labour productivity | 7.1% | 2022-06-30 |
| Participation rate | 72.7% | 2023-07-01 |
| Real gross state product (GSP) growth | 1.9% | 2022-06-01 |
| Underemployment rate | 5.1% | 2023-07-01 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8% | 2023-07-01 |
Education and life-long learning (10 measures)
| Learning gain - literacy years 3-5 | 78.2 (Score) | 2021-12-31 |
| Learning gain - literacy years 7-9 | 33.2 (Score) | 2021-12-31 |
| Learning gain - numeracy years 3-5 | 81.3 (Score) | 2021-12-31 |
| Learning gain - numeracy years 7-9 | 32.5 (Score) | 2021-12-31 |
| Proportion of 3-year-olds enrolled in preschool | 75.6% | 2022-12-31 |
| Proportion of ACT adults with non-school qualifications | 70.4% | 2022-05-01 |
| Proportion of children enrolled in a preschool program in the year before fulltime schooling | 100.7% | 2022-12-31 |
| Relative equity of literacy outcomes | 58 (Score) | 2022-12-31 |
| Relative equity of numeracy outcomes | 52 (Score) | 2022-12-31 |
| School identification | 60% | 2022-12-31 |
Environment and climate (10 measures)
| Air quality - annual | By breakdown only | |
| Catchment health | By breakdown only | |
| Ecosystem condition | By breakdown only | |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | By breakdown only | |
| Heatwave resilience | By breakdown only | |
| Status of threats to the natural environment | By breakdown only | |
| Tree canopy cover | 22.5% | 2020-04-15 |
| Use of green spaces - self-reported | By breakdown only | |
| Use of green spaces - visitation | 14,270 (Visitors) | 2023-08-31 |
| Water quality | By breakdown only | |
Governance and institutions (8 measures)
| Community experience and perception of human rights | By breakdown only | |
| Having a say and being heard | By breakdown only | |
| Percentage of cases finalised - ACAT | 92% | 2023-06-30 |
| Percentage of civil cases finalised - ACT Magistrates Court | 92% | 2023-06-30 |
| Percentage of civil cases finalised - ACT Supreme Court | 61% | 2023-06-30 |
| Percentage of criminal cases finalised - ACT Magistrates Court | 89% | 2023-06-30 |
| Percentage of criminal cases finalised - ACT Supreme Court | 82% | 2023-06-30 |
| Trust in groups and institutions in the ACT | By breakdown only | |
Health (12 measures)
| Access to GP services | By breakdown only | |
| Access to allied health services | By breakdown only | |
| Access to dentists | By breakdown only | |
| Access to mental health services | By breakdown only | |
| Access to specialist services | By breakdown only | |
| Children who are developmentally on track | 47.3% | 2021-12-31 |
| Getting enough sleep | By breakdown only | |
| Health status | By breakdown only | |
| Healthy weight | By breakdown only | |
| K6 psychological distress scale | By breakdown only | |
| Life expectancy at birth | By breakdown only | |
| Mental health status | By breakdown only | |
Housing and home (6 measures)
| Affordable home purchase | 31.7% | 2022-09-30 |
| Availability of affordable homes for purchase | 55.1 (Rate per 1,000) | 2020-06-30 |
| Housing suitability index | By breakdown only | |
| Overcrowding | 94.6% | 2021-08-10 |
| People sleeping rough | 1.3 (Rate per 10,000) | 2021-08-10 |
| Rental stress | 27.7% | 2020-06-30 |
Identity and belonging (8 measures)
| Belonging | By breakdown only | |
| Canberra is a good place to live | By breakdown only | |
| Culturally inclusive city | By breakdown only | |
| Discrimination | By breakdown only | |
| Engaging with traditional custodians and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures | By breakdown only | |
| Inclusion | By breakdown only | |
| Knowledge of traditional custodians | By breakdown only | |
| Valuing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture | By breakdown only | |
Living standards (4 measures)
| Consumer price index (CPI) | By breakdown only | |
| Disposable income | $1,406 | 2020-06-30 |
| Level of prosperity | By breakdown only | |
| Net worth | $1,116.2k | 2020-06-30 |
Personal wellbeing (1 measures)
| Personal wellbeing index | By breakdown only | |
Safety (11 measures)
| Ambulance response times to priority 1 incidents | 16.8 (Minutes) | 2023-06-30 |
| Community attitudes on violence against women | 70 (Score) | 2021-06-30 |
| Community satisfaction with police services | 68.7% | 2023-06-30 |
| Emergency preparedness | By breakdown only | |
| First fire crew on scene of a structural fire | 11.5 (Minutes) | 2023-06-30 |
| Number of road deaths | 2.2 (Rate per 100,000) | 2023-06-30 |
| Perception of safety in the neighbourhood at night | 57% | 2023-06-30 |
| Perception of safety in the neighbourhood during the day | 93.6% | 2023-06-30 |
| Serious claims incidence rate | 10.1 (Rate per 1,000 employees) | 2021-06-30 |
| Victimisation rate of personal crime | 934.3 (Rate per 100,000) | 2023-06-30 |
| Victimisation rate of property crime | 3,333.6 (Rate per 100,000) | 2023-06-30 |
Social connection (4 measures)
| Level of participation in events and activities | By breakdown only | |
| Loneliness scale | By breakdown only | |
| Social connection scale | By breakdown only | |
| Volunteers | By breakdown only | |
Time (3 measures)
| Quality of time scale | By breakdown only | |
| Satisfaction with time spent commuting | By breakdown only | |
| Time spent on work | By breakdown only | |