Using community indicators to
inform planning at City of Ballarat
NatStats Conference 08
Sally Bodenham
Community Planning & Research
Officer
Overview
1. How indicators are informing Ballarat’s
health/social policy & planning
– How?
– Who?
– What?
2. Integrated planning opportunities
3. Issues/moving forward
How are indicators being used?
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Municipal Public Health Plan
Positive Ageing Strategy
Community Safety Action Plan
Youth Strategy
Municipal Public Health Plan
• Health (General Amendment) Act 1988
• Key strategic plan
• 3 year plan
• Protect health and enhance wellbeing
Health Plan
Development of Health Plan
CIV: Joining the dots
Dimension
Social
Example Issues/opportunities
Promoting health-related behaviours
Social networks
Environmental
•Multipurpose open space
Active Transport
Air pollution
Economic
•Employment opportunities
•Vocation & training opportunities
•Access & equity
Cultural
•Cultural diversity
•Reconciliation
Democratic
•Transparent & accountable local
government processes
Safety
Accessible services
•Volunteering
•Water
•Biodiversity
•Waste management
•Work-life balance
Supporting business/industry
sustainability
Arts/cultural opportunities
Recreational opportunities
•Governance networks
•Opportunities for meaningful
participation
CIV: Informing
Dimension
Community indicator (Ballarat)
Comparison to Vic
Social
Perceptions of safety (night)
Crime
Child health assessment
Down
Up
Down
Environmental
Transport limitations
Household recycling
Less
Down
Economic
Unemployment rate
Household income
Housing affordability
Up
Down
Up
Cultural
Participation in arts/cultural activities
Acceptance of diverse communities
Up
Same
Democratic
Participation in civic engagement
Vote for trust worthy political candidate
Up
Up
Who is using?
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Social/community planners
Community development officers
Arts & cultural officers
Corporate planners
NGO’s
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Environmental officers?
Strategic planners?
Recreation planners?
Community Groups?
What has changed?
• CIV framework: joining, outcomes based
• CIV Data:
– informing
– creating conversations
– solution generation and change
– monitoring & tracking outcomes
– Informed decision making???
Integrated planning opportunities
Corporate planning
-New Council Plan June 2009
Land use planning
-Review of the Ballarat Planning Scheme
-MSS
Issues
Effectiveness
– How, Who, What?
Quality & rigour
– Reliability & validity
Issues
Timely
– updated
– CIV gap survey repeated
Gaps in indicators
– built & natural environment
– local level indicators
Gaps
Domain
Community indicator
(Gap @ local level)
Social
Health-related behaviours
Personal & community safety
Environmental
Transport
Open space
Sustainable energy use
Biodiversity
Air
Water
Economic
Income & wealth
Economic activity
Cultural
Leisure & recreation
Democratic
Issues
Accessibility
– user friendly
– understandable
Sustainability
– need it to continue
Conclusion
• How is it being used?
Health/social
• Who is using?
Social/community planners
• What has changed?
Joined up planning for health
Determinants of health
Increased access to data to inform decisions
Informed conversations
Conclusion
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Integrated planning opportunities
CIV framework
Focus on HWB outcomes
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Issues/moving forward
Sustainability
Gaps
Further information
Contact:
sallybodenham@ballarat.vic.gov.au
Website:
http://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/
(follow link to Community & Culture)