2017-09-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   12 SEPTEMBER 2017




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Social            Connectedness
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Getting Involved                                                              Getting Involved Index
                                                               42
The extent of a person’s involvement in                        ii                                              4a
local community activities is examined                        Siar
by asking survey participants how                             i
frequently they took part in the                            : Bio
following types of activities, on a scale                   an
                                                            o> 39
from 'never or almost never' (1) to ‘all                    £2
the time' (7): (i) | go to arts or cultural                 2              se                =
events; (ii) | attend community events                      z=.
such as farmers markets, community                          <6 28)
festivals; (iii) | attend meetings/social                     a37
events of local clubs/groups e.g. Lions,                        af
CWA, and (iv) | take part in sports                             “ Rural & regional Australia Rural & regional Queensland Noosa (n=320)
groups or teams.                                                         (n=12981)         {n=1953)

                      Getting Involved Questions                             The Getting Involved Index is made up
      = Rural & regional Australia (n=12981) Rural & regional Queensland (n=1953) = Noosa (n=320) from responses to a number of questions,
   800                                                                       with the results to each question
                                 -                                            presented to the left. The questions were
   700                    e908                                                measured on a 7-point scale, from
                 ws                                                           ‘strongly disagree' (1) to 'strongly
   60.0           be                                                                      :              :
                                                                             agree' (7), with the results in the graph
  B soo   pars                                                               showing those who scored 5, 6 or 7 as a
 2                                                                            percentage.
 5 40.0                                         37.7
                                         32.9 394               33.3
 5 30.0                                                  ze 26.9
   20.0

   10.0 -                "
    0.0                                                              7
         | goto arts or cultural lattend community events | attend meetings/social | take part in sports groups
            events     such as farmers markets, events of local clubs/groups or teams
                         community festivals

  Volunteering                                                              Volunteering
  Respondents were asked how often                @ Rural & regional Australia (n=12981) ™ Rural & regional Queensland (n=1953) = Noosa (n=320)
  they volunteer in their local                   60.0
  community e.g. for groups like fire             soo                                                            Sis
  brigades, sports clubs, school canteen,       2                                                      42.4
                        :                       =
  meals on wheels, festivals, on a 7-           2 400 -
    :                                           $
  point scale from 'never or almost             2                                31.0 30.5
  never' (1) through to ‘all the time' (7).     ge         265 4A    244                   246
 The results are shown in the graph to          3 ti
 the right.                                     =
                                                =® 10.0
                                                   0.0
                                                          Never or almost never Occasionally volunteer Regularly volunteer
                                                              volunteer

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