Potential indicators – Community
The wellbeing theme Community is about a society that supports connections with family, friends and community, and promotes diversity and culture. This means people have strong social bonds; enjoy recreation and leisure; and have trust in institutions and government. It also means that our community values diversity, belonging and culture.
The NSW Outcomes that support a cohesive community include:
- government is coordinated, transparent and trusted
- creative and cultural sectors are sustainable
- communities are diverse, engaged and cohesive.
Table 1.6 - Potential performance indicators for the Community theme
| NSW Outcome |
Indicator | Metric | Why this is important |
Direction |
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| Government is coordinated, transparent and trusted | Trust in NSW Government services | Subjective measure of trust in government services | Measure of community trust |
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| Aboriginal voices are heard at the centre of government | Formal partnership arrangements in place to support Closing the Gap; enshrining agreed joint decision-making roles and responsibilities where people have chosen their own representatives | Number of partnership arrangements | Measures the extent to which Closing the Gap commitments and other formal partnerships towards self-determination for First Nations people have been met |
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| Creative and cultural sectors are sustainable and growing | Proportion of Live Performance Australia recorded event tickets sold in NSW (attendance at live performances) | Percentage of tickets sold in NSW | Captures engagement and demand for high quality live performance and cultural events in NSW |
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| Communities are diverse, engaged and cohesive | Attendance at Multicultural NSW festivals or events | Number of people attending | Attendance rates are a good measure on community engagement and diversity |
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| Communities are diverse, engaged and cohesive | Interpreting and translating by Multicultural NSW | Number of assignments each year | A measure understanding how fully communities can participate in society in their spoken language |
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