This indicator is about the bonds and relationships people have with their family, friends and the wider community.
Outcomes
This indicator supports the outcome of Resilience.
Ways to measure
Ways to measure this indicator include:
- The Scanlon-Monash Index of Social Cohesion
- Australian Community Capacity Study
See the Countering Violent Extremism Evaluation Indicator Document [Pages 46-66] for practical suggestions on ways to measure, such as:
- survey instruments
- example questions
- using administrative data.
Evaluations that use this indicator
- Evaluation of the COMPACT Program, Wise, P., Roberts S. Formosa, J. and Chan, A., Urbis, 2018
- More Than A Game Evaluation Report, McDonald, K., Grossman, M. and Johns, A., Centre for Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing, Victoria University, 2012
- Queensland Government Statisticians Office. (2017). Social Cohesion: Queensland Social Survey 2017 Report, Queensland Treasury