The National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, at the University of Canberra, has released the index of wellbeing for older Australians. This index shows areas where older people in Australia experience low and high wellbeing across 5 domains. The analysis shows that housing is a large contributor to wellbeing, as well as education. Areas of very low and high wellbeing for older people tend to be in cities rather than regional areas.The index is intended to be a tool for a range of stakeholders including policy-makers and planners in government, service providers and researchers. It will enable them to identify and monitor the characteristics of the older population within local geographic areas, compare the effectiveness of policies, programs and services across different areas and provide information to assist in the development and targeting of services.
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