Social capital
Participation in the local community
Between 2002 and 2006, there has been no significant variation in the proportion of persons aged 16-24 years who attended a community event at least once in the last 6 months.
Between 2002 and 2006, there has been no significant variation in the proportion of persons aged 16-24 years who helped out a local group or organisation at least once in the last 3 months.
Between 2002 and 2006, there has been no significant variation in the proportion of persons aged 16-24 years who were active members of a local organisation or church or club.
Trust and safety
Between 2002 and 2007, there has been no significant variation in the proportion of persons aged 16-24 years who felt most people can be trusted. However, there has been a significant increase among females (54.9 per cent to 63.0 per cent).
Between 2002 and 2007, there has been a significant decrease in the proportion of persons aged 16-24 years who felt safe walking down their street after dark (74.9 per cent to 67.6 per cent). The significant decrease was among males (85.1 per cent to 75.9 per cent), among persons in the second quintile (81.0 per cent to 61.3 per cent) and fourth quintile (79.0 per cent to 64.5 per cent) of disadvantage, and among persons in the urban health areas (73.6 per cent to 65.1 per cent).
Between 2002 and 2007, there has been no significant variation in the proportion of persons aged 16-24 years who said their area had a reputation for being safe. However, there has been a significant decrease among males (74.7 per cent to 65.9 per cent), and among persons in the urban health areas (69.7 per cent to 61.4 per cent).
Reciprocity and neighbourhood connectedness
Between 2002 and 2007, there has been a significant decrease in the proportion of persons aged 16-24 years who visited neighbours in the last week (70.5 per cent to 63.6 per cent).
Between 2002 and 2007, there has been no significant variation in the proportion of persons aged 16-24 years who ran into friends and acquaintances while shopping locally.
Between 2002 and 2007, there has been no significant variation in the proportion of persons aged 16-24 years who would feel sad if they had to leave their neighbourhood. However, there was a significant decrease among persons in the second quintile of disadvantage (77.5 per cent to 64.1 per cent), and a significant increase among persons in the fourth quintile of disadvantage (60.1 per cent to 73.6 per cent).
Graphs
- Attended a community event at least once in the last 6 months by socioeconomic disadvantage
- Attended a community event at least once in the last 6 months by region
- Helped out any local group or organisation at least once in the last 3 months by socioeconomic disadvantage
- Helped out any local group or organisation at least once in the last 3 months by region
- Active member of a local organisation, church or club by socioeconomic disadvantage
- Active member of a local organisation, church or club by region
- Most people can be trusted by socioeconomic disadvantage
- Most people can be trusted by region
- Feel safe walking down their street after dark by socioeconomic disadvantage
- Feel safe walking down their street after dark by region
- Area has a reputation for being a safe place by socioeconomic disadvantage
- Area has a reputation for being a safe place by region
- Visit neighbours by socioeconomic disadvantage
- Visit neighbours by region
- Run into friends and acquaintances when shopping in local area by socioeconomic disadvantage
- Run into friends and acquaintances when shopping in local area by region
- Sad to leave neighbourhood by socioeconomic disadvantage
- Sad to leave neighbourhood by region
| Source: | New South Wales Population Health Survey 2007 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health. |
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| Produced by: | Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health. |
| Last updated on: | 1 June 2008 |