Social » Connected Community
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What is Connected Community?
A region that is well-connected in terms of enabling resident’s access to private and public transport, and technology such as the internet, contributes to their overall well-being. Access to private and public transport increases people’s ability to get to employment, education and medical services, as well as access to the wider community within and outside the region.
Connected community is made up of 10 indicators that were selected to measure progress towards the connected community outcome definition (shown above). Please see below for the raw data available over the 2001 to 2010 study period for each of the connected community indicators.
As with the social well-being GPI, the available indicator data that forms part of the connected community outcome area was used to calculate individual index values for each indicator for each year over the 2001 to 2010 study period. The graph below shows the average of these individual index values, and represents the connected community GPI for the Wellington region from 2001-2010.
Connected community GPI, 2001-2010
What this means
Over the 2001 to 2010 time period, the connected community GPI was found to be highest in 2009 and lowest in 2001. While the connected community GPI has seen some fluctuations over the study period, increases have generally been observed each year. Overall the connected community GPI has increased 10.6 % from 2001 to 2010.
The majority of connected community indicators have increased over the study period, with the percentage of households with access to broadband making the biggest contribution. Other increases of note were public transport boardings per capita and active mode share of total household travel. Peak AM/PM congestion rate index showed the only decrease over the 2001 to 2010 period.
Did you know?
The GPI counts crime, pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, natural resource depletion and soil loss, as costs, not gains, to the economy.
10 Indicators are being used to track Connected Community in the Wellington region
Click on each indicator below to access further information
Ease of walking
Why is this indicator important?
An increase in cycling and walking can contribute to important transport outcomes such as reducing congestion and associated air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle costs. There are also additional health benefits to increasing walking and cycling. Perceptions of the ease of various forms of transport for getting around the region can impact on people’s travel opportunities and choices.
Residents rating getting around the region by walking as good, 2001-2011
Findings
- In 2008, 69% of respondents rated getting around the Wellington region by walking as ‘good’.
- Respondents in the Wellington region are more likely to think walking around the region is ‘good’ compared to Auckland region residents.
- There has been little change in residents’ perceptions of walking around the region in both Wellington and Auckland over the study period.
Ease of walking
Definition and data details
Indicator Definition
The percentage of respondents in the Wellington region that rated getting around the Wellington region by walking as good.
Data Source
Last updated 25 July 2012
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