Is life in Sydney getting better? SGS Seminar Series 13 October 2015

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1 Is life in Sydney getting better? SGS Seminar Series 13 October 2015

2 Event speakers Tim Williams, CEO Committee for Sydney Sue Weatherley, Director Strategic Outcomes and Development Parramatta City Council Terry Rawnsley, Principal and Partner SGS Economics and Planning

3 Why measure progress? Is life getting better? This is the most important question we ask ourselves as a society. The answer is a complex interaction between governance, economic, social and environmental aspects of life. While the concepts of progress and happiness are related, they are not the same thing. 3

4 Why measure progress? SGS has examined if life in Sydney is getting better over the past decade. We have examined over 50 different statistical series for Sydney, New South Wales and at times Australia. To provide context to the data we present a time series or comparison to Australian or Melbourne/ Victoria. 4

5 Why measure progress? The indicators can be loosely associated with one of the four broad domains (governance, economy, society and environment). No weighting has been placed on any the indicators. Every person has a different weight they would place on each indicator. Even for a particular person these weights may change over time. 5

6 Why measure progress? The following slides present much of this data and provide a quick summary of our assessment of Sydney s progress. Improvement in the indicator No clear progress has been observed Decline in the indicator 6

7 Issue defining personal wellbeing Source: The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index 7

8 Local area impacts on wellbeing Source: The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index 8

9 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Economic Source: SGS Economics and Planning, ABS Cat , OECD 9

10 GDP per capita Economic Source: SGS Economics and Planning, ABS Cat

11 Unemployment rate Economic Source: ABS Cat

12 Participation rate Economic Source: ABS Cat

13 Labour productivity Economic Source: SGS Economics and Planning 13

14 Underemployment rate Economic Source: ABS Cat

15 Household income Economic Source: ABS Cat

16 Gini coefficient (NSW) Economic Source: ABS Cat

17 Infrastructure spending (NSW) Economic Source: New South Wales Budget Papers - Infrastructure Statement

18 Consumer Price Index Economic Source: ABS Cat

19 Mean household net worth (NSW) Economic Source: ABS Cat

20 Exports-Imports (NSW) Economic Source: ABS Cat

21 Arrivals-Departures (NSW) Social Source: ABS Cat

22 Business entry rate Economic Source: ABS Cat

23 Taxation share of income Economic Source: ABS Cat

24 Weeks to find a job Economic Source: ABS Cat

25 Dispute days lost Economic Source: ABS Cat

26 Daily Face-to-Face Contact (Family/Friends) Social Source: ABS Cat

27 Access to support in a crisis Social Source: ABS Cat

28 Can call upon family/friends for small favours Social Source: ABS Cat

29 Feel safe in their neighbourhood Social Source: ABS Cat

30 Percentage of people happy with transport network Social Source: ABS Cat

31 Attended a cultural event Social Source: ABS Cat

32 Homelessness rate Social Source: ABS Cat

33 Greenhouse gas emissions Environment Source: Australian Government Department of the Environment 33

34 Year 12 or Cert 3 qualification Social Source: ABS Cat

35 Higher education qualification Social Source: ABS Cat

36 Environment Waste and Recycling Collected (tonnes) Source: Environment Protection Authority NSW 36

37 Daily water use per capita Environment Source: SGS Economics and Planning, ABS Cat (a) Interpolated data for years to and to

38 Life expectancy at birth Social Source: ABS Cat

39 Air quality (NSW) Environment Source: National Sustainability Council 39

40 Confidence with Commonwealth Government Governance Source: Roy Morgan 40

41 Enrolled voters Governance Source: Australian Electoral Commission 41

42 Informal votes (NSW) Governance Source: Australian Electoral Commission 42

43 Number of NSW Premiers in the previous 10 Years Governance Source: State Government of NSW 43

44 Life satisfaction (NSW) Social Source: The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index 44

45 Standard of living (NSW) Social Source: The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index 45

46 Individual health (NSW) Social Source: The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index 46

47 Community Involvement (NSW) Social Source: The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index 47

48 Satisfaction with personal relationships (NSW) Social Source: The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index 48

49 Vehicle access to jobs Social Source: SGS Economics and Planning 49

50 Public Transport access to jobs Social Source: SGS Economics and Planning 50