1. Data: Shaping the narrative and building consensus Amy Brown City of Greater Bendigo a.brown@bendigo.vic.gov.au

2. Greater Bendigo Population forecasts: 2016 population: 112, 853 Growth of 1.72% per year 2036 population: 156,151 Urban Bendigo Population and household forecasts, 2011 to 2036, prepared by.id, August 2015

3. These health issues are lifestyle related and preventable The 3 rd most obese population in Victoria The highest rates of depression and anxiety in Victoria Greater Bendigo has a growing population with… Angina +50% Heart Attack +33%

10. Active Living Census Purpose & Method PURPOSE To measure current physical activity, recreation and health behaviours and trends To better understand infrastructure needs To enable evidence based planning and provision of services To help prioritise allocation of council funding To provide the community with high quality data to support their efforts. METHOD Hard copy surveys sent to all residential households. Online version also available. Promoted through an advertising campaign. Responses received from 28 April to 23 May, 2014. 17,437 completed surveys

11. Active Living Census Topics of investigation HEALTH MEASURES: SELF-REPORTED HEALTH STATUS LEVELS OF EXERCISE FRUIT & VEG CONSUMPTION BARRIERS TO HEALTHY EATING SMOKING RATE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION FACILITIES: USAGE LEVELS RATINGS OF QUALITY AND ACCESSIBILITY SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS REASONS FOR USING: OFF-ROAD TRACKS OPEN SPACES PHYSICAL RECREATION ACTIVITIES: ACTIVITIES PARTICIPATED IN LOCATION OF PARTICIPATION FREQUENCY OF PARTICIPATION ORGANISED / NON-ORGANISED MOTIVATION TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION

12. Active Living Census Summary Findings – Adults’ Health SELF-RATED HEALTH STATUS: 18% of adults report “poor” or “fair” health status EXERCISE: Less than 50% achieve the weekly recommended 150 minutes High levels of inactivity FRUIT: 46.8% meet fruit dietary guidelines VEGETABLES: 9.5% meet vegetable dietary guidelines ALCOHOL: 15.9% report usually drinking more than 4 standard drinks per occasion (levels that put them at short-term risk of alcohol-related harm) SMOKING: 12.8% smoking rate

13. Physical Inactivity Data: Active Living Census, 2015

14. 58.3% are motivated to do more exercise Barriers to participation: Active Living Census Summary Findings (all residents) Physical Activity

15. Barrier to Participation: Cost Data: Active Living Census, 2015

16. Active Living Census 2014 Summary Findings – Facility usage Active Living Census Summary Findings (all residents) Reasons for using… Off-road walking and cycling tracks Open Spaces Most common suggestions for improvements to open space: 1. Walking tracks 3. Bike tracks

17. Bendigo Kangaroo Flat Spring Gully Flora Hill La Trobe University Long Gully California Gully O’Keefe Trail to Heathcote Off-road walking and cycling track network Data: City of Greater Bendigo

18. Bendigo Kangaroo Flat Spring Gully Flora Hill La Trobe University Long Gully California Gully O’Keefe Trail to Heathcote Off-road walking and cycling track network - strategic connections Data: City of Greater Bendigo __ Existing strategic network __ Missing links in network

19. __ Existing strategic network __ Missing links in network Use of off-road walking and cycling track network Data: Active Living Census, 2015

20. __ Existing strategic network __ Missing links in network Physical Inactivity Data: Active Living Census, 2015

21. __ Existing strategic network __ Missing links in network Barrier to Participation: Cost Data: Active Living Census, 2015

22. Active Living Census Accessing the data www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/ALC FULL REPORT SELECTED FINDINGS FACTSHEETS Detailed report addressing all findings. Includes data tables and detailed analysis. Designed to be highly accessible. Findings collated according to age, location and activity type. Children and seniors Suburbs and towns Top 20 most popular activities

23. Key points: Data, well communicated and well timed, can help shape the narrative, build consensus and prioritise and coordinate actions Good quality, highly local data can be especially powerful when visually represented with GIS data overlayed Download the Active Living Census www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/ALC