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3 MEASURE DESCRIPTION OF MEASURE Home cost Weekly mortgage repayments are an indicator of the affordability of an area. Rental cost Weekly rental costs are an indicator of how much it costs to rent in an area. Rental population A high proportion of renters in an area correlates with low affordability. Household income Lowaveragehouseholdincomeofanareaisanindicationoftheaffordabilityinthatarea. Dynamic community Increased cultural diversity in communities creates a rich and vibrant community life. Language diversity Language diversity similarly to cultural diversity creates vibrancy and energy in a community. Volunteer work Involvement in volunteer work is a measure of active community participation. Workforce participation Engaging in the workforce is a measure of social participation and contribution to the Australian community. Full-time employment The proportion of the population with an area that are employed on a full-time basis is an indication of the employment opportunities provided in close proximity to an area. Higher education qualification People who have a Bachelor degree or higher qualification have higher employability prospects. Professionals The economic vibrancy of an area is enhanced by a well-educated broadly skilled and business-generating workforce. Employing business The total employing businesses in an area directly correlate to the employment opportunities of an area. Educational attendance The proportion of individuals in attendance at post-school educational institutions indicates high levels of drive and determination as well as the proximity of higher education institutions to an area. Arts and recreation Arts and recreation businesses foster community engagement. Restaurants and cafs Restaurants and cafes are hubs for community activity and social interaction therefore fostering vibrant communities. Shopping The ability to shop locally creates greater social cohesion with more opportunities and time for local community connection. Access to work Catching public transport to work is indicative of the accessibility of an area by means other than car. Population density Higher density areas have greater overall accessibility. Walking to work The proportion of a population who walk to work is an indication of the accessibility their area provides to local employment. Transport sustainability Households who can get by without a car have greater accessibility overall not only to their workplace but also to other amenities close-by. Explaining how the data is assembled for the index The McCrindle developed Urban Living Index is an ongoing measure of the liveability of suburbs in Sydney. This instrument considers the affordability community employability amenity and accessibility of an area to determine how liveable it is. Each of these categories has four measurements. SA2s Statistical Area Level 2 are given a score out of 5 based on all twenty category measures. The twenty inputs are all based on the ABS Census 2011 and ABS Counts of Australian Businesses data. Sydney SUA Significant Urban Area is used as the benchmark from which comparison quintiles are derived. For example the average rental cost in each suburb is compared to the 5 rental quintiles within Sydney SUA and given a score based on these quintiles. If the proportion of professionals in an area is high and falls into the highest quintile of the proportion of workforce who are professionals in Sydney SUA this suburb SA2 is given a score of 5 for that given category. Throughout the report SA2s will be referred to as suburbs. The suburbs in Sydney are scored out of 100 each suburb given a maximum score of 5 for each of the twenty measurements. Each measure is a factor that contributes to the liveability of an urban environment. The chart on the left outlines the categories and their measurements. www.urbanlivingindex.com 5 CATEGORIES 20 POINTS EACH 4 MEASURES PER CATEGORY 5 POINTS PER MEASURE ALGORITHM 5 CATEGORIES x 4 MEASURES x 5 POINTS 100 AFFORDABILITYCOMMUNITYEMPLOYABILITYAMENITYACCESSIBILITY