Fact Sheet
Productivity Updated December 2012
Productivity looks at innovation and opportunities for the community to build on. It is a measure of how efficiently inputs such as labour and energy are converted into beneficial outputs (i.e. a product). Some of the issues linked with productivity are business innovation, education and employment opportunities for the community.
Workforce Employment is one of the most strongly evidenced determinants of health. People’s employment status and the nature of their work have a direct bearing on their physical and mental health and even their life expectancy. This is related to income, a sense of making a valuable contribution and increased social networks gained through work.1
Unemployment For the March 2012 quarter, the unemployment rate in Greater Bendigo was 4.9% compared to Regional Victoria’s rate of 5.3%.2
Employment Top 3 Industries and Occupations in Greater Bendigo (2011) 2 Greater Bendigo (%)
Victoria (%)
Industry Health Care and Social Assistance
15.2
11.6
Retail Trade
12.9
10.8
Manufacturing
10.2
10.7
Professionals
19.4
22.3
Technicians and Trade Workers
15.0
13.9
Clerical and Admin Workers
13.1
14.4
Occupation
In Greater Bendigo, 83% of children live in a household where adults have a job compared to 82% in Victoria.3
City of Greater Bendigo – Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan
Internet Type of Internet Connection in Greater Bendigo8 70 60
Percentage (%)
50 40 30 20 10 0 No internet connection
Broadband
Dial up Type of internet connection
Other
Not Stated 2006%
Work-Life Balance4 % people who felt they had a good work-life balance
Greater Bendigo (%)
Victoria (%)
42.6
53.0
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2011%
City of Greater Bendigo – Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan
Lifelong Learning/Education Enrolments Kindergarten (or preschool) is a program for all children in the year before they enter primary school. These programs aim to develop children's social, emotional, intellectual, physical and language abilities and to help them prepare for the transition to school. Evidence suggests that children’s participation in early childhood education can provide them with short and long term benefits including improved literacy and numeracy, enhanced self esteem, better employment prospects and improved health outcomes.5 Within the Greater Bendigo municipality, there are more than 20 preschools, 45 primary schools and 10 secondary schools as well as a TAFE and University campus.6
Kindergarten Enrolments in Greater Bendigo 2004 NonIndigenous Persons Greater 5 Bendigo Indigenous Persons Greater 7 Bendigo Nonindigenous 5 Victoria Indigenous Persons 7 Victoria
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
No
%
No
%
No
%
No
%
No
%
No
%
n/a
n/a
1,123
90.9
1,064
88.3
1,169
96.9
1,056
89.6
1,123
95.3
9
n/a
15
1.2
17
1.4
17
1.4
24
2.0
31
2.6
n/a
n/a
57,302
92.7
56,673
91.4
57,497
91.8
58,818
92.4
59,740
92.7
534
n/a
465
0.7
529
0.8
504
0.8
525
0.8
n/a
n/a
Please note: % is total of 3 year old population
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City of Greater Bendigo – Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan
School Enrolments 2010 (Indigenous students) 7 Year Level Greater Prep Bendigo 23
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
21
16
19
22
16
25
20
8
9
10
11
12
33 20.4
21
16 13.5
School Enrolments 2011 8 Pre-school Primary Government Catholic Other nongovernment Total primary
2006 Number 1,440
2006 % 4.9
2011 Number 1,635
2011 % 5.5
5,959 1,966
71.0 23.4
5,401 2,102
66.4 25.8
460
5.5
629
7.7
8,385
28.9
8,132
27.4
4,724 1,360
69.0 19.9
4,274 1,600
63.2 23.7
760
11.1
889
13.1
6,844
23.6
6,763
22.8
Secondary Government Catholic Other nongovernment Total secondary
School Completion
Percentage (%)
Year left school aged 15 years or over (2006-2011) 9 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Yr 12 or equivalent
Yr 11 or equivalent
Yr 10 or equivalent
Yr 9 or equivalent
Yr 8 or below
Didn’t go to school
Not stated
Year level left school Indigenous persons 2006
Indigenous persons 2011
Non Indigenous persons 2006
Non Indigenous persons 2011
People with a disability are less likely to have completed Year 12 or equivalent compared to the general population.10
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School Absent Days Average absence days of students enrolled in government schools (2009) Prep
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Greater Bendigo
13.5
12.8
12.9
n/a
n/a
15.2
15.8
18.0
22.3
25.1
22.9
19.2
10.9
Victoria
14.7
14.4
14.0
n/a
n/a
14.0
14.4
16.2
19.8
22.5
20.9
15.8
13.0
5
9
Reference: Prep-Yr 2 , Yr 5 – Yr 12
Non School Qualifications Non school qualifications of people aged 15 years and over (2006) Greater Bendigo Indigenous persons (%)7
Non Indigenous (%)9
Postgrad degree
0.0
45 (number)
Doc degree
n/a
2.0
Masters degree
n/a
5.0
Graduate Diploma
0.0
10.0
Graduate Certificate
0.0
97 (number)
Bachelor Degree
3.4
48.0
Adv Dip and Dip Adv Dip and Assoc Degree Diploma
3.0
37 (number)
n/a
13.0
n/a
14.0
17.4
6.0
Certificate 3 and 4
n/a
76.0
Certificate 1 and 2
n/a
7.0
Certificate
People with a disability are less likely to have a higher qualification compared to people without a disability.10
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Development Children in their first year of school3 Greater Bendigo (%)
Victoria (%)
Children well developed by their first year of school Children with good physical health and wellbeing
87.0
90.0
93.0
92.0
Children with good social competence and wellbeing
89.0
92.0
Children with good emotional maturity
88.0
92.0
Children with good language and cognitive skills Children with good communication and general knowledge
92.0
94.0
91.0
92.0
Students meeting national standards in reading (Government schools only)3 100 98
Percentage (%)
96 94 92
Greater Bendigo
90
Victoria
88 86 84 82 80 Year 3
Year 5
Year 7
Year 9
Year Level
Students meeting national standards in writing (Government schools only)3 100 98
Percentage (%)
96 94 92
Greater Bendigo
90
Victoria
88 86 84 82 80 Year 3
Year 5
Year 7
Year 9
Year Level
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Social Isolation Disengaged Youth In 2006, 10.9% of people aged 15-24 years in Greater Bendigo were not employed or attending an education institution, compared with 10.3% in regional Victoria. The percentage of youth classed as disengaged in each suburb in Greater Bendigo varied with a low of 4.8% to a high of 19.9%. The five suburbs that had the highest proportion of disengaged youth were: • Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark (19.9%) • Eaglehawk - Eaglehawk North - Sailors Gully (15.6%) • North Bendigo - California Gully (15.4%) • Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill (13.3%) 11 • Golden Square (12.9%) Young adults, post Year 12, who are classed as engaged in Greater Bendigo in 2006, was 65.3% compared to 71.9% in Victoria.9
Homelessness Indication of homelessness9 Greater Bendigo No. Caravan, cabin, houseboat Improvised home, tent, sleepers out
%
Victoria %
379
0.44
0.24
113
0.13
0.05
In Greater Bendigo, young people are usually exposed to secondary and tertiary homelessness. Secondary homelessness is when they move between various forms of temporary shelter (eg. family/friends, boarding houses etc) and tertiary homelessness is when they are living permanently in private boarding houses. In 2009/10, St Luke’s youth program serviced 190 young people who were in immediate homelessness across Greater Bendigo.12
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Income and Wealth SEIFA The Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (SEIFA) is ‘derived from attributes such as low income, low educational attainment, high unemployment, jobs in relatively unskilled occupations and variables that broadly reflect disadvantage rather than measure specific aspects of disadvantage’. In 2006 the areas in Greater Bendigo which had the lowest SEIFA scores (which means the areas of highest disadvantage) were: • Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark (867) • North Bendigo - California Gully (895) • Heathcote & District (925) • Eaglehawk - Eaglehawk North - Sailors Gully (931) • Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill (944) The SEIFA score for Greater Bendigo in 2006 was 984.11 Other areas in Greater Bendigo which had a SEIFA score below the regional Victorian average of 986 include: • Golden Square (956) • White Hills (960) • Flora Hill (967) • Bendigo (971)13
Income Income (2011)14 Greater Bendigo
Victoria
28.1%
23.8%
5.1%
10.4%
Household gross weekly income less than $600 Household gross weekly income more than $3,000
Median Household Income (2006)7 Greater Bendigo
Victoria
Indigenous Population
$645
$763
Total Population
$833
$1,022
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City of Greater Bendigo – Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan
Household Expenditure2 Household expenditure, City of Greater Bendigo and Victoria 2011 - $ per household (2008/09 constant prices)
Change in household expenditure, City of Greater Bendigo 2010 to 2011 - $ per household (2008/09 constant prices)
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Disability Support Pension The Disability Support Pension is to provide income support for people who have a permanent physical, intellectual or psychiatric impairment. Disability Support Pension recipients aged 15 years and over (March 2011) 9 Location Greater Bendigo Victoria
No.
%
5,277
6.2
196,706
4.3
Rental and Mortgage Stress14 Greater Bendigo
Victoria
$200
$277
91.5%
90.9%
8.5%
9.1%
$1,300
$1,700
92.5%
89.9%
7.5%
10.1%
Median Weekly Rent Payments Households with rent payments less than 30% of household income Households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income Median Weekly Mortgage Repayments Households with mortgage repayments less than 30% of household income Households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income
In Australia, around 45% of people with a disability live in poverty or near poverty and the situation is worsening.10
Gaming in Greater Bendigo Gaming is a legitimate form of recreation in Victoria. The net EGM expenditure in June 2012 in Greater Bendigo was $3,941,819.79 and for the 2011/12 financial year the total net expenditure was $ 47,459,788.26.15
Gaming15 Greater Bendigo
Victoria
Density of EGM per 1,000 adults
6.68
6.00
Net EGM expenditure per adult
$580
$601
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City of Greater Bendigo – Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan
Gambling Expenditure, by form of gambling product, Victoria, 2008-09 ($ million)16
‘Other gaming’ includes: instant lottery, keno, lotteries, minor gaming and pools
Definition of Problem Gambling “Problem gambling is characterised by difficulties in limiting money and/or time spent on ambling which leads to averse consequences for the gambler, others, or for the community.” 17 The Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission states the prevalence of problem gambling in Victorian adults is: • 0.7% are problem gamblers • 2.4% are moderate risk gamblers • 5.7% are low risk gamblers Using these figures, for Greater Bendigo this could mean for the adult population (18 years and over): • 565 people are problem gamblers • 1,937 are moderate risk gamblers • 4,601 are low risk gamblers16
Economic Costs of Gaming Gaming is a very poor performing and parasitic economic sector which offers very little to national, state and particularly regional and local economies compared with any other industry. It has been calculated that the annual social costs from problem gambling based on worker productivity loss, additional costs to the health system and the cost of crime linked to EGMs to be $37.5 million for the total estimated 3,500 problem gamblers in Greater Bendigo.18
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References 1
London Health Commission (2006) Sustainable Local Economies for health Project [online]. Available: http://www.londonshealth.gov.uk/RTF/SLEHP_guidance.doc
2
.id (2012) Community Profile [online]. Available: http://profile.id.com.au/bendigo/home
3
St Luke’s Anglicare (2011) The State of Bendigo’s Children Report [online]. Available: http://www.stlukes.org.au/Pages/Resources/Advocacy/16/The_State_of_Bendigo_s_Children_Report.aspx
4
Community Indicators Victoria (2007) Greater Bendigo Wellbeing Report [online]. Available: http://www.communityindicators.net.au/wellbeing_reports/greater_bendigo
5
Department of Education and Early Childhood (2010) Early Childhood Community Profile [online]. Available: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/directions/children/vcams/eccommunity.htm
6
City of Greater Bendigo (2011) Living in Bendigo [online]. Available: http://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/About_us/About_Bendigo/New_residents/Living_in_Bendigo
7
Campaspe and Bendigo Loddon PCP (2011) Indigenous Population Health and Wellbeing Profile. Prepared by Nancy Vaughan.
8
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2011) 2011 Census of Housing and Population: Basic Community Profile [online]. Available: www.abs.gov.au
9
Bendigo Loddon Primary Care Partnership (2012) Community Health and Wellbeing Profile [online]. Available: http://www.blpcp.com.au/planning/index.aspx
10 VicHealth (2012) Disability and Health Inequalities in Australia: Research Summary [online]. Available: http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/Publications/Health-Inequalities/Disability-and-health-inequalities-in-Australia.aspx 11 .id (2012) Social Atlas [online]. Available: http://atlas.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=134&pg=2005 12 Goldfields Local Learning and Employment Network (2011) School Business Community Partnership Brokers Environmental Scan [online]. Available: http://www.gllen.org.au/Local_Data.asp 13 Department of Planning and Community Development (2011) Change and Disadvantage in the Loddon Mallee Region [online]. Available: http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/home/publications-and-research/urban-and-regional-research/RegionalVictoria/chnage-and-disadvantge-in-regional-victoria 14 Australian Bureau of Statistics (2011) Greater Bendigo 2011 Census Quickstats [online]. Available: http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/LGA22620?opendocument&navpos =220 15 Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (2012) Research and Statistics [online]. Available: http://www.vcglr.vic.gov.au/home/research+and+statistics/statistics/ 16 Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission (2012) Inquiry into the Social and Economic Costs of Problem Gambling in Victoria – Issues Paper [online]. Available: http://www.vcec.vic.gov.au/CA256EAF001C7B21/pages/vcec-inquiriescurrent-inquiry-into-social-and-economic-costs-of-problem-gambling 17 VLGA (2012) Pokies Assessments: a how to guide [online]. Available: http://www.vlga.org.au/Resources/Library/Pokies_Assessments__a__how_to__guide.aspx 18 Pinge, Ian (2008) Electronic Gaming Machines in Bendigo 2008: Assessing their Economic Impact [online]. Available: http://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/News_and_Information/Publications/Documents_listing/Gaming_Policy_Framework__Accessible_but_not_Convenient_Policy
For further information please contact the Social Planning Team on 5434 6079 or socialplanning@bendigo.vic.gov.au or visit the website www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/healthandwellbeing
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