PROJECT FACT SHEET

OECD comparable and other selected small area indicators Vision statement This project will develop a suite of indicators across a number of domains which can Project deliverables be used to assess and measure local community (SLA) socio-economic performance. * Review of the literature on social indicators These indicators will be accessible to urban researchers via the AURIN portal. * Benchmarked indicators comparable with OECD indicators for wellbeing at national level and the appropriate benchmarks to derive small Project overview area estimates Measures and benchmarks of local socio-economic performance are important * A final report containing a technical description of the modelling, a technical description of the tools for research and policy surrounding sustainable and effective communities. database including metadata and instructions The final set of indicators will be informed by the OECD Indicators project (Society on the service, user manual on how to use. at a Glance). The set of indicators will cover the same domains as Society at a Glance * Suite of social indicators available through the (general context; self sufficiency; equity; health; and social cohesion), and where AURIN portal possible will use similar indicators (see Figure 1). These indicators will be

Fig.1 Conceptual model of OECD Comparable and Other Small Area Social Indicators for Australia project

The AURIN Project is an initiative of the Australian Government being conducted as part of the Super Science Initiative and financed from the Education Investment Fund. The University of Melbourne is the Commonwealth-appointed Lead Agent of the AURIN Project PROJECT FACT SHEET

OECD comparable and other selected small area indicators Project overview cont’d Team provided for Statistical Local Areas in Australia using the latest available data. The Prof Scott Baum reference period for the data will be from 2006 to 2012, and the indicators will be is a professor and a research fellow at the Urban Research ratios benchmarked to the Australian population. Program at Griffith University. Data sets to be used to construct the indicators include: Assoc/Prof Robert • Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census Tanton • Household Income and Income Distribution, Australia, 2009-10 is a senior researcher at the University of Canberra. He • Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey has extensive experience • CENTRELINK in spatial micro simulation methodology. • Australian Tax Office • ABS Migration Australia (3412.0) Main contact • Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2010-11 (cat. no. 3218.0) Dr Lisel O’Dwyer is a social scientist with a • Deaths, Australia ABS 3302.0 background in urban studies, public health, ageing and • Life Tables, Australia ABS 3302 anthrozoology and has • The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) research interests in wellbeing and social inclusion and via Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) equity. • Public Health Information and Development Unit 08 8313 1103 lisel.odwyer@adelaide. • ABS General Social Security • Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) All are involved in social research, particularly in the field of urban studies or processes associated • Australian Electoral Commission with urban areas and are familiar with the need • Real Estate Institute of Australia for better social indicators to inform their work. • Fitch ratings • ABS Survey of Housing Occupancy and Costs • Employment Arrangements, and Superannuation (ABS 6361.0) • Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) • Australian Early Development Index AEDI • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) • Medicare • ABS National Health Survey • State org’s for crime