The Australian National Liveability Study final report
Recognising the importance of city design for public health, the Australian Prevention Partnership Centre funded the Australian National Liveability Study to develop and validate a set of spatial liveability indicators for major cities in Australia that are associated with non-communicable disease risk behaviours and/or outcomes. The goal was to provide a practical mechanism for organisations to measure the impact of activities by creating indicators that are:
- aligned with Australian-state urban planning policy;
- developed using readily available data;
- standard and consistent over time;
- standard and consistent across Australian major cities;
- suitable for monitoring progress towards creating more liveable and sustainable communities; and
- validated as being associated with chronic disease risk factors and/or health outcomes.
Results showed relationships between our spatial measures and self-rated health, moderate-vigorous physical activity, walking for transport, and body mass index (BMI).