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                    Liveability and quality of life

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                    Learn about how City of Melbourne performs on a range of health, wellbeing, participation and connection indicators.

                    ​​​​Indicators help us to assess our municipality's performance, measure progress and compare with other cities. The results also help us to monitor our Council Plan and guide policy, planning and management to ensure that Melbourne continues to be a liveable, bold, inspirational and sustainable city.

                    Liveability and social indicators interactive visualisation

                    The indicators presented here are from a select list we collect for two main activities: the City of Melbourne Social Indicator Survey (CoMSIS) and participation in the World Council o​n City Data (WCCD).

                    The CoMSIS provides insight into the health, wellbeing, participation and connection of residents in our city. This data is collected to directly address some of the Council Plan’s municipal outcome indicators and support our health and wellbeing priorities. Findings of the survey give insight into the perceived quality of life for our city’s residents.

                    The WCCD is a network of cities committed to improving services and quality of life with open city data and standardised urban indicators. The WCCD developed and oversees an international standard for city data: ISO 37120 Sustainable Development of Communities: Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life. We are a member of this network and annually submit indicators for verification in accordance with this standard.

                    Please note: This visualisation is a large file; allow time for it to load.

                    How to use the visualisation

                    The visualisation has 15 dashboards. Navigate to a dashboard by clicking on the relevant icon or textbox on the main menu. Click the home icon in the top left hand corner to return to the main menu from any dashboard.

                    Click on the ‘i’ button in the top right of the page to view definitions and data sources. Hover or place your cursor on an indicator label to see descriptions and interpretation of data or hover over a value to see time series data.

                    About the data

                    The ‘i’ button in the top right of the page of each dashboard links to indicator definitions and data sources.

                    All data in the Social Indicators section was sourced from the City of Melbourne Social Indicator Survey (CoMSIS). Figures in this visualisation are based on a sample of residents from the survey.

                    Data in the Liveability Indicators section was sourced from a variety of organisations, including the City of Melbourne. Data is calculated and reported in accordance with: ISO 37120 Sustainable Development of Communities: Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life. Reporting indicators in accordance with ISO allows us to compare our performance against cities worldwide. For comparative data see the World Council on City Data’s Open Data Portal. For more detailed indicator data, visit City of Melbourne Open Data.

                    Disclaimer

                    This visualisation is for information and communication purposes only. While care is taken to ensure the information is accurate and reliable, the City of Melbourne cannot guarantee this. Content is derived from a range of sources at various times and as such it may not be free from errors, omissions or inconsistencies. It is recommended that users exercise care with its use. The City of Melbourne takes no responsibility for inaccurate information and does not accept any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss, damage or injury suffered as a result of reliance on this information. This visualisation contains links to other websites operated by organisations other than Council. These links are provided for your convenience and should not be seen as an endorsement of those sites, or the information that they provide.​​

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