Victorian Liveability Indicator Program: Definition, Measurement and Application

Victorian Liveability Indicator Program: Definition, Measurement and Application Dr Hannah Badland Senior Research Fellow Place, Health, and Liveability Program Melbourne School of Population and Global Health Dr Iain Butterworth Manager Liveability and Sustainability Eastern & Southern Metropolitan Health Department of Health & Human Services Melbourne NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities

Lowe et al. (203). Liveable, Healthy, Sustainable Badland et al. (2014). Soc Sci Med Badland et al. (2015). How liveable is Melbourne?

EMPLOYMENT FOOD HOUSING PUBLIC OPEN SPACE DOMAINS OF LIVEABILITY TRANSPORT WALKABILITY SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Defining liveability Safe, attractive, socially cohesive and inclusive, and environmentally sustainable; with affordable and diverse housing linked via convenient public transport, walking, and cycling infrastructure to employment, education, public open space, local shops, health and community services, and leisure and cultural opportunities Lowe et al. (2013). Liveable, healthy, sustainable

Some current drivers

Victorian public health and wellbeing plan 2015-2019 p.46 NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities Funded by:

Why is liveability important? 1. Liveability is a popular, contemporary urban planning concept 2. We are unsure how liveability might impact health 3. Popular global liveability indicators mask within-city differences 4. Potential to align liveability indicators with urban planning policies and health outcomes 5. Opportunity to benchmark areas spatially to identify intervention points; AND 6. How do we ensure Liveability outside of major cities? NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities

LIVEABILITY DOMAINS INTERMEDIARY OUTCOMES LONG-TERM OUTCOMES EMPLOYMENT FOOD HOUSING PUBLIC OPEN SPACE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 1 TRANSPORT WALKABILITY Financial security Obesity Affordable housing Neighbourhood walking Education attainment Public transport use Social cohesion and capital Perceptions of crime and incivilities Healthy and liveable neighbourhoods and communities Population health and wellbeing LIVEABILITY INDICATORS AND MEASURES OUTCOME MEASURES 1 Social infrastructure comprises of education, health + social services, and leisure + cultural facilities NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities Funded by:

URBAN PLANNING AND POLICIES NEIGHBOURHOOD ATTRIBUTES MODE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT LOCAL EMPLOYMENT NEIGHBOURHOOD EMPLOYMENT LEVEL UPSTREAM DOWNSTREAM Badland et al, in press. Social Indicators Research

URBAN PLANNING AND POLICIES NEIGHBOURHOOD ATTRIBUTES BEHAVIOURS MODE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK TIME SPENT TRAVELLING LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL INTERACTIONS EMPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY NEIGHBOURHOOD EMPLOYMENT LEVEL UPSTREAM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DOWNSTREAM Badland et al, in press. Social Indicators Research

URBAN PLANNING AND POLICIES NEIGHBOURHOOD ATTRIBUTES MODE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT BEHAVIOURS MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES PHYSICAL ACTIVITY VEHICLE MILES TRAVELLED TIME SPENT TRAVELLING SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL INTERACTIONS INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY EMPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY SOCIAL COHESION PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT NEIGHBOURHOOD EMPLOYMENT LEVEL UPSTREAM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL SECURITY DOWNSTREAM Badland et al, in press. Social Indicators Research

URBAN PLANNING AND POLICIES NEIGHBOURHOOD ATTRIBUTES BEHAVIOURS INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES LONG-TERM OUTCOMES MODE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK PHYSICAL ACTIVITY VEHICLE MILES TRAVELLED CHRONIC CONDITIONS TIME SPENT TRAVELLING SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL INTERACTIONS INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY MENTAL HEALTH EMPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY SOCIAL COHESION SENSE OF CONTROL PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT NEIGHBOURHOOD EMPLOYMENT LEVEL UPSTREAM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL SECURITY DOWNSTREAM Badland et al, in press. Social Indicators Research

NEIGHBOURHOOD EMPLOYMENT SPATIAL MEASURES MODE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT % employed adults who commute to work by private vehicle % employed adults who commute to work by public transport % employed adults who commute to work by active travel LOCAL EMPLOYMENT % employed adults who live and work in the same suburb DATA SOURCES ABS ABS SCALE SA1 SA3 Key: ABS = Australian Bureau of Statistics; SA = statistical area unit SA1 = 400 persons/area SA3 = 30,000-130,000 persons/area Badland et al., (in press), Social Indicators Research NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities Funded by:

EXAMPLE: Percentage of employed adults by SA1: Darebin LGA Source: Rebecca Roberts NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities Funded by:

TRANSPORT PLANNING AND POLICIES NEIGHBOURHOOD ATTRIBUTES BEHAVIOURS INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES LONG-TERM OUTCOMES ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT Distance to, density, and frequency of public transport by type PUBLIC TRANSPORT USE CAR USE / RELIANCE TRANSPORT COMMUTE TIME VEHICLE MILES TRAVELLED SOCIAL INEQUITIES Car reliance, household expenditure stress ACCESS TO CYCLE INFRA- STRUCTURE Distance to, and density of cycle lanes CYCLING FOR TRANSPORT TRAFFIC EXPOSURE MENTAL HEALTH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ACCUMULATION CHRONIC CONDITIONS WALKABILITY WALKING FOR TRANSPORT WEIGHT STATUS UPSTREAM DOWNSTREAM

Food environment domain NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities Funded by: Murphy et al, under review, Obesity

Housing domain NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities Badland et al, under review, Urban Policy & Research Funded by:

Public open space (POS) domain NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities Funded by: Villanueva et al, 2015, Applied Geography

Social infrastructure domain NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities Funded by:

Walkability domain NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities Funded by:

AURIN A Platform for Transitioning Australian Cities Boroondara Liveability Demonstration Collaborative AURIN Serryn Eagleson AURIN, THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

WHO ARE WE? A FEDERATED NETWORK OF DATA AND COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH HUBS

ACCESSING DATA Metadata = data.aurin.org.au Research Outputs = map.aurin.org.au Data + Analytics = portal.aurin.org.au Application Programming Interface = Currently underdevelopment + The Workbench Compiled tools developed by Australian Researchers

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DATA Related to Liveability Data within AURIN Population and Demographics (ABS) Crash Stats (VicRoads) Housing Developments (UDP, DWELP) National Health Services Directory (NHSD) Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU) School Locations (ACARA) Childcare (ACEQUA) Imported Data Home and Community Care (HACC), (DHHS) Fresh/Fast Food Outlets, (City of Boroondara) Land Use (City of Boroondara)

Our wish list Clean, accurate, and updated spatial data at a fine-grain (e.g. individual-level, SA1) Specific outcome measures Willingness to share data Used in policy NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities

Wish list: Systematically coded data Fast Food? Restaurant? NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities

Influencing and engaging Healthy Cities outcomes Commitment to health / liveability Political decision-making Intersectoral action Community participation Innovation Healthy public policy (WHO, 1988) NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities

Influencing and engaging stakeholders to change the conversation What is Liveability like across your LGA? How does Liveability impact on your citizens lives? What needs to change? How can we work together to make the change? NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities

Influencing and engaging Liveability decisions and policy Educator and Watchdog Resource Broker Partnership Developer Advocate and Catalyst Community Capacity Building (Labonté 2002) NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities

Further Information hannah.badland@unimelb.edu.au Iain.Butterworth@dhhs.vic.gov.au Foundation Research Collaborators: Foundation Industry Partners: NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A FEDERATED NETWORK OF DATA AND COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH HUBS