Wellbeing Dashboard

Healthy

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Mental health

Mental Health Rating

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

7.6

National Benchmark 2022

6.8

Difference to Benchmark

0.8

Northern Beaches residents rate their mental health higher than the national benchmark of 6.5/10

Older people 60+ reported the highest level of mental health (8.2) with young people18-34 reporting the lowest (6.7)

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Physical health

Physical Health Rating

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

7.7

National Benchmark 2022

6.5

Difference to Benchmark

1.2

Northern Beaches residents report a statistically significant difference of +1.2 from the national benchmark of 6.5/10

Ratings for physical health were consistentacross location, gender and age.

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Experience of sports and recreation

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

7.5

National Benchmark 2022

6.8

Difference to Benchmark

0.7

This indicator is statistically consistent with the national benchmark of 6.8/10

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Social health

Social wellbeing rating

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

7.6

National Benchmark 2022

6.4

Difference to Benchmark

1.2

Northern Beaches residents report a statistically significant difference of -1.2 from the national benchmark of 6.4/10.

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Healthy environments

Urban tree canopy

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Difference to Benchmark

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Greenhouse gas emissions

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Difference to Benchmark

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Environmental attitudes and behaviour

Something

Difference to Benchmark

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Connected

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Services

Experience of high quality health services

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

7.2

National Benchmark 2022

6.4

Difference to Benchmark

0.8

This indicator is statistically consistent with the national benchmark of 6.4/10

50% of those aged 60+ placing the greatest value on this attribute.

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Experience of mobility to and from services

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

5.7

National Benchmark 2022

6.4

Difference to Benchmark

0.7

This indicator is statistically consistent with the national benchmark of 6.4/10

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Do people know where to go to access services

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

67%

67% of residents strongly agree or agree that they know where to get help if and where they need it

Scale

1 (low) - 100 (high)

Destinations

Experience of reliable and efficient public transport

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

6.3

National Benchmark 2022

5.7

Difference to Benchmark

0.6

This indicator is statistically consistent with the national benchmark of 5.7/10

47% of residents indicated this as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Experience of lack of road congestion

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

4.0

National Benchmark 2022

5.7

Difference to Benchmark

1.7

Northern Beaches residents report a statistically significant difference of -1.7 from the national benchmark of 5.7/10.

This is one of the key areas identified asimpacting on the overall liveability rating of the Northern Beaches

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Traffic volume on five arterial roads

Northern Beaches Baseline 2018

242,124

Northern Beaches Result 2021

211,372

Difference to Benchmark

30,752

Traffic volume has decreased by 12% over the last 4 years.

The arterial roads are Mona Vale Road, Pittwater Road, Warringah Road, Forest Way, Spit Bridge

Culture

Experience of social cohesion

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

6.5

National Benchmark 2022

6.5

Difference to Benchmark

Nil

This indicator is statistically consistent with the national benchmark of 6.5/10

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Experience of delivery of cultural facilities

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

4.8

National Benchmark 2022

5.7

Difference to Benchmark

-0.9

This indicator is statistically consistent with the national benchmark of 5.7/10

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Community

Experience of sense of community

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

National Benchmark 2022

6.4

Difference to Benchmark

0.7

This indicator is statistically consistent with the national benchmark of 6.4/10

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Levels of volunteering

Northern Beaches Baseline 2016

21.9%

Northern Beaches Result 2022

16.9%

National Benchmark 2022

11.6%

Trend over time

0.7

The decline in the number of people volunteering is likely due to the impact from COVID-19. Prior year benchmarking showed this indicator increasing over time.

Volunteering rates deteriorated at the same rate as Greater Sydney as an impact of theCOVID-19 Pandemic.

Scale

Higher = better

Liveable

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Affordable

Experience of affordable decent housing

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

3.6

National Benchmark 2022

6.4

Difference to Benchmark

-1.2

Northern Beaches residents report a statistically significant difference of -1.4 from the national benchmark of 5/10.

18–34-year-old and renters both selected this attribute as the third most important liveability attribute.

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Rental Affordability index

Northern Beaches 2017

Northern Beaches 2021

Greater Sydney

126

Difference to Benchmark

-45

Affordability over time on the Northern Beaches is improving at a slower rate than Greater Sydney

Renting households on average have lower-incomes and therefore affordability issues affect renting households more than homeowners

Scale

<50

Extremely unaffordable
60% or more of income

50-80

Severely unaffordable
38-60% of income

80-100

Unaffordable rents
30-38% of income

100-120

Moderately unaffordable
30-38% of income

120-150

Acceptable
20-25% of income

>150

Affordable
30-38% of income

Safe

Experience of feeling safe

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

8.0

National Benchmark 2022

6.8

Difference to Benchmark

1.2

Northern Beaches residents report a statistically significant difference of 1.2 from the national benchmark of 6.8/10.

Residents reported more positive local area experiences when compared to all external benchmarks.

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Major crime rate per 100,000

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

1,624

National Benchmark 2022

2,972

Difference to Benchmark

1.2

60-month trends indicated 5 categories remained stable while 6 experienced a decrease of between5% and 15.5%

Reporting for sexual assault increased across a 60-month trend of 14.1%.

Scale

Higher number = more crime

Sustainable recreation

Experience of access to the natural environment

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

8.7

National Benchmark 2022

7.3

Difference to Benchmark

1.4

Northern Beaches residents report a statistically significant difference of 1.4 from the national benchmark of 8.7/10.

77% of residents selected this indicator as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the first most important liveability aspect for Northern Beaches residents overall .

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Beach Water Quality

Northern Beaches 2017

24 Cfu/100 (Good)

Northern Beaches 2021

23 Cfu/100 (Good)

NSW

84 Cfu/100 (Fair)

Difference to Benchmark

-61

The Northern Beaches has a higher star rating than the NSW benchmark of Fair.

Overall, beach water quality remains very high over the previous 5 years, with an overall trend of maintaining a good rating.

Scale

Enterococci category (colony forming units per 100ml)

Good - <41 Cfu/100

Fair - 41-200 Cfu/100

Poor - 201-500 Cfu/100

Bad - >501 Cfu/100

Public outdoor recreation space per 1,000

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

2.6ha

Due to the unique typology of the Northern Beaches benchmarking against other Councils does not provide an indicator of how we are going in relation to this indicator.

Reporting for sexual assault increased across a 60-month trend of 14.1%.

Scale

No scale

Appealing

Liveability index

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

67.8%

National Benchmark 2022

62.5%

Difference to Benchmark

5.3

Northern Beaches residents report a statistically significant difference of experiencing better liveability than Australia (62.5), New South Wales (62.9) and Sydney (64.2)

Scale

1 (low) - 100 (high)

Wellbeing index

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

76.2%

National Benchmark 2022

62.5%

Difference to Benchmark

Northern Beaches residents report a statistically significant difference reporting better wellbeing than Australia (64), NSW (65) and Sydney (66)

Scale

1 (low) - 100 (high)

Participatory

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Inclusive economy

Financial Wellbeing Rating

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

67%

National Benchmark 2022

63%

Difference to Benchmark

This indicator is consistent with the national benchmark of 63/100

Those aged 18-34 report lower financial circumstances to the benchmark

Scale

1 (low) - 100 (high)

Experience of good job prospects

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

5.5

National Benchmark 2022

5.7

Difference to Benchmark

0.2

This indicator is statistically consistent with the national benchmark of 5.7/10

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Business diversity

Experience of diverse range of shopping leisure and dining experiences

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

National Benchmark 2022

6.4

Difference to Benchmark

0.2

This indicator is statistically consistent with the national benchmark of 6.4/10

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Experience of a prosperous economy

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

7.2

National Benchmark 2022

6.2

Difference to Benchmark

Northern Beaches residents report a statistically significant difference of +1 from the nationa lbenchmark of 6.2/10.

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Trends in local spend data

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

$7.48 billion

This is the total expenditure across 14 categories for calendar year.

Scale

Higher number = more crime

Equipped for the future

Experience of education opportunities

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

6.7

National Benchmark 2022

6.4

Difference to Benchmark

0.3

This indicator is statistically consistent with the national benchmark of 6.4/10

This attribute was most important to those aged 35-59 (23%) compared to the Northern Beaches average (19%).

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)

Engaged community

Experience of opportunity for all

Northern Beaches Baseline 2022

6.2

National Benchmark 2022

6.2

Difference to Benchmark

Nil

This indicator is statistically consistent with the national benchmark of 6.2/10

The level of importance of this indicator is significantly different from the national benchmark indicating that the Northern Beaches do not place the same importance on this indicator as other areas (10% vs. 23% national average).

Scale

1 (low) - 10 (high)