Fieldwork Template For Collecting Observations And Data

Element 1: HISTORY

This element is about exploring the history of this community. When was it established? What determined the name? What significant buildings exist? How did the population come to be here? What was the community founded on- industry, geographic location, etc? What significant events has impacted on the development of this community today? How long have residents lived here- long term or transient population? Can you discover anything else that ‘paints a picture’ about the history of this community?

Fieldwork: Observations (include photos)

Research Data and Comparisons (LGA)

·         Boonwurrung Aboriginal are the indigenous group of Cranbourne.

·          The first white settlers in Cranbourne were Ruffy brothers in 1836.

·         The current Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre was the first building to host the administrative Unit previously known as shire of Cranbourne.

·         In 1857 the first post office was opened in Cranbourne.

·         William Lyall was instrumental in the development of Cranbourne by co-ordinating the drainage of swap.

Taken by me. (2018, September 6). Casey-Cardinia commemorating the great war of 1914-1918. Retrieved from https://www.bing.com/images/search?q

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Location: City of Casey

·         The city of Casey is Casey (C) – Cranbourne 84.0256 sq. Km compared to Cranbourne Land area is 1,302 ha (13 Km). Whereas, Victoria state is 227495.6 sq Kms.

·         In 2017 Cranbourne population was 21,096 as per Australian Bureau of Statistics Estimated Resident Population (ABS ERP)

·         It has a Population density of 16.20 persons per hectare.

·         Geographic location of Cranbourne: the community is bounded by Thompsons Road in the northern side, While on the eastern side there is Narre Warren Road, Cameron Street and the South Gippsland Highway as the significant landmarks, the southern side there is Ballarto Road and a line running continuous of Ballarto Road in, and Cranbourne-Frankston Road, on the western side the boundary is marked by Monahans Road and the railway.

People and Culture

Element 2: DEMOGRAPHICS

For this element you are required to examine the type of people that make up your population. Here you may need to look at the larger population here (LGA data) to paint a true picture. Think about the spread of ages across the population- young /old, gender ratio, marital status, family units- single parent family/extended families in one dwelling, etc.

*How does YOUR population compare to other LGAs or to Victoria as a whole?

Fieldwork: Observations (include photos)

Research Data and Comparisons (LGA)

·         There has been tremendous population growth in Cranbourne community from 2011 based on the population Census in the context of Estimated Resident Population (ERP), enumerated population, and Usual Resident Population.

·         There is very minimal gender ratio difference in Cranbourne community compared to entire Victoria.

·         The population of persons above 15 years of age were lower in Cranbourne

·         The Cranbourne has small number of elderly population as compared to younger population based on the Age-sex pyramid structure.

·         There are more elderly females as compared to elderly males in Cranbourne.

·         The Cranbourne has cocktail of household types namely; Couples with children, Couples without children, one parent family, Lone person, and group household

Taken by me. (2018, September 6). A picture of Australia day at Cranbourne. Retrieved from https://www.bing.com/images/search?q

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Location: Cranbourne North.

·         The Percentage of Males to females in Cranbourne was 49.9% to 50.1% respectively compared to Victoria 49.1% to 50.9% respectively in 2016.

·         In 2016, persons aged above 15 years old were 81.8 % in Victoria compared to 78.1% in Cranbourne.

·         In 2016, the aging population in Cranbourne was lower 0.4%-0.7% for males and females respectively compared to 0.7%-1.4% for males and females in entire Victoria.

·         Age-sex pyramid structure of 2016 reveals that age above 85 years males were 0.5% while females were about 0.7%. At the same time, age between 0 to 4 years both female and males had the same % of about 4%.

·         In 2016 person per dwelling was 2.75% compared to 2.55 % registered in Victoria in the same year. Households with children were 33.3% in Cranbourne compared to 45.1% in the city of Casey in 2016. 14.8% were single family Cranbourne compared to 11.8% in city of Casey in 2016. Group household were 3.0% compared 2.2% in city of Casey in 2016.

·         In 2017, among the individuals aged 15 years and above in Cranbourne, 45.2% of them were married, while 14.0% were either divorced or separated, Compared to 48.4%  and 10.9% persons who were married  or separated respectively in the entire Victoria.

·         In 2016, the average household size in Cranbourne was 3.1 against 2.6 nationally.

·         In 2017, the population growth rate of Victoria was 2.3% this was more than the national figure of 1.6% in the same year.

People and Culture

Element 3: CULTURE/RELIGION

This element explores the diversity of the people in your population. Here you need to explore the ethnicity/race of the people (country of birth), what languages are spoken, what religions are followed or celebrated, are there cultural festivals held, review buildings, shops and restaurants, etc., in your community that may tell you about the culture of the people who live here. Is your community of mainly one culture or a mixed one?

*How might this compare to other areas or to Victoria as a whole?

Fieldwork: Observations (include photos)

Research Data and Comparisons (LGA)

·         Cranbourne’s Ancestry Characteristics is a mixture of different ethnicity such as English, Australian, Irish, and Scottish among other ethnic groups.

·         The majority of the population living in Cranbourne were speaking English as the only language at home while non-English were few.

·         Other than English individuals within Cranbourne community spoke different languages at home including ; Punjabi, Dari, Samoan, and Hindi among others

·         There is different religious affiliation within  the Cranbourne community including: Christians, Non-Christians, no religion affiliation

Taken by me. (2018, September 6). St. Peter’s Catholic church Cranbourne. Retrieved from https://www.bing.com/images/search?q

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Location: St. Peter’s Catholic Cranbourne College

·         In 2016, English were 31.3 % compared to 29.9% in entire Victoria, Australians were 29.1% compared to 27.9%  in Victoria, Irish were 7.9% compared to 10.1% in Victoria, Scottish were 7.4% compared to 8.3% in Victoria.

·         In 2016, 69.5% persons could only speak English at home compared 67.9% in Victoria in same year. While Non-English speaking were 23.7% compared to 26% in Victoria.

·         In 2016 a total of 19,779 languages were spoken in Cranbourne excluding English. 2.7% of the individuals spoke Punjabi compared to 0.9 who spoke the same language in Victoria in the same year, 2.6% spoke compared to 0.6% who spoke Dari in Victoria, 1.3% spoke Samoan compared to 0.2 who spoke the same language in Victoria. 1.2% spoke Hindi compared to 0.9% individuals who spoke the same language in Victoria.

·         In 2016 Christians were 9,371 (46.6%) out of 20,094 compared to 48.6 registered in city of Casey, Non-Christians were 2678(13.3%) compared to 18.7% in City of Casey, while individuals with no religion affiliation were 5,848(29.1%) compared to 24.5% in city of Casey.

People and Culture

KEY QUESTIONS TO ANSWER: (500 WORDS max)

1.       What does this history tell you about the people in your community? Can you see any indirect links to health?  Cranbourne community language statistics indicate the percentage of the population who speak a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language. Therefore, by understanding Cranbourne community history we are able to identify specific cultural and ethnic groups with special interest in order to provide health services required by the multicultural community.

Cranbourne’s religion statistics provide an indicator of cultural identity and ethnicity when observed in conjunction with other key variables. Religion data reveal the major concentrations of religions as well as revealing the proportion of people with no religious affiliation. There are a number of reasons for different religious compositions across areas including the country of birth and ethnic background of the population, the age of the population (belief in religion is generally stronger, the older the population) and changes in values and belief systems.

2.       What do the demographics tell you about the people in your community?

The life expectancy in Cranbourne is low when compared the life expectancy for the entire Victoria state. At the same time, there are more elderly (85 years and above) females when compared to men of the same age. Pointing at the fact that more men dies before reaching 85 years.

3.       How can the diversity of the population influence health?

Variations in the age-sex structure, the size of a population, race, and ethnic background has a direct effect on the amount of resources needed to plan and execute health-care services, cost of health care to be provided and even the conditions associated with each population group. Therefore, healthcare providers will have to adapt to meet the diverse needs of their patients’ at the same time, addressing the necessary healthcare reforms.

4.       What you have learned from your data gathering and research about PEOPLE AND CULTURE in your particular community? From this research I am able to appreciate the critical role played by studying the history of a community in conjunction with other variables such as demographics and religion of a community in determining the health status of a community?  When formulating any intervention policies for a specific population within a certain community.

Fieldwork Workbook: weeks 3-4

Environment and Accessibility

Element 4: PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

This element looks at the location and physical surrounds of this community. What climate does this community have? What is the quality of the air, the water, etc.? What sort of topography is it surrounded by? How accessible is the location (rural, remote, metro, etc) and what natural disasters might it be prone to? What else can you tell me about the area or environment where this community lives?

*How does this compare to other areas or to Victoria?

Fieldwork: Observations (include photos)

Research Data and Comparisons (LGA)

·         In Cranbourne the water resource is managed through the City of Casey council. There is stormwater management action plan that aid with protection and management of council’s waterways. However, the stormwater is not channelled through sewerage treatment plant. Therefore, the quality of the water may be compromised by presence of heavy metals and total dissolved solid.

·         The Waste and Recycling Department provide an assortment of services to assist the community in diverting waste from landfill.

Taken by me. (2018, September 6).Cranbourne community house kitchen garden. Retrieved from https://www.bing.com/images/search?q

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Location: Cranbourne community

·         Victoria is state located within south-eastern part of Australia.

·         Victoria State is detached from the state of New South Wales to the northern side by Murray River for the length of 1,715 km.

·         Petroleum and natural gas was first discovered in 1960s in Gippsland Basin and Bass Strait, which has been exploited update. The economy of Victoria highly depend on the revenue generated from the exploitation of oil.

·         The Murray River that flows along the northern part of Victoria State offers a good soil and climate form farming.

·         The major determinant of weather in most part of Victoria is the passage of anticyclones (high-pressure areas) and depressions.

·         The Department of Sustainability and Environment is responsible for protecting Flora and Fauna in Victoria

·         The endangered species of both animals and plants and all native species are protected.

Environment and Accessibility

Element 5: RECREATION

This element is where we look at how the surroundings are used by people. Does the area offer special places for sport or activities? Who uses these spaces? What risks are involved in these activities? Do people come from outside the community to use these resources? Do these recreational resources cater for everybody? Disability access? Cultural/art/musical activities?

*How does this compare to other areas or to Victoria?

Fieldwork: Observations (include photos)

Research Data and Comparisons (LGA)

·         Cranbourne community has at their disposal a number of recreational and sporting facilities include Cranbourne Racecourse & Recreation Reserve, Cranbourne Golf Club, the Amstel Golf Club, the Ranfurlie Golf Club and an indoor swimming pool.

·         Casey Complex is open to the community and it has numerous facilities, including indoor skating facility, the Cranbourne Indoor Sports Centre (basketball, netball, and indoor soccer).

·         The new Cranbourne Multicultural Community Centre was opened to the public from within the community and outside the community.

Taken by me. (2018, September 6). Community house at Valepark Crescent. Retrieved from https://www.bing.com/images/search?q

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 Location: Cranbourne community

·         In 2016, 4.7% of the Persons residing within Cranbourne were in need of assistance with core activities due to disability this was lower compared to the same group need nationally which was 5.1%.

Environment and Accessibility

Element 6: MOBILITY and TRANSPORTATION

For this element we look at how people move around this community. We modes of transport (private and public), roads (quality, type, amount of traffic, etc), footpaths, walking/bike tracks and so on. We think about issues such as cost, time of day, availability, who uses them- young/old, disabled, mothers with prams, etc?

*How does this compare to other areas of Victoria?

Fieldwork: Observations (include photos)

Research Data and Comparisons (LGA)

·         The majority of the individuals within Cranbourne community live and work within the area in the context of  Residential location of local workers,

·         Majority of individuals within the Cranbourne community owns a car.

·         Cranbourne also has many bus services that help commuters travel to its surrounding suburbs.

·         There is presence of railway line in Cranbourne as mode of public transport.

Taken by me. (2018, September 6). Cranbourne Hardcourt estate road. Retrieved from https://www.bing.com/images/search?q

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Location: Cranbourne Hardcourt estate road

·         38,247(59.5%) out of 64,233 of the workforce within city of Casey in Cranbourne are locals as compared to only 1,509 (2.3%) in Kingston city in Victoria.

·         In 2016, 53.4% of the individuals in Cranbourne own more than 1 car compared to 51.6 other part of Victoria in the year 2016.

·         Victoria area is accessible through different modes of transport including rail, air, and road systems.

·         In 2016, 5.3% did not own any car as compared to 7.6 in other part of Victoria.

Environment and Accessibility

KEY QUESTIONS TO ANSWER: (500 WORDS max)

1.       How can WHERE you live impact on the health of a population?

The ability of the population to access health services is strongly influenced by access to transport. At the same time, the availability and accessibility to certain sporting facilities and recreational facilities that are critical the wellbeing of individuals within the community is determined by their residence.

2.       How do the activities that are undertaken in this community impact the health of its people? (Inclusive, accessible and affordable, risks/benefits?)

A true individuals within the community participation I seen when they are directly involved in the planning, decision making, and programme implementation in all activities within the community. For example, individuals participating in sporting activities within the community has an overall health benefit to the individuals but also to the community at large. At the same time, the recreational and sporting facilities in the community should be accessible to all community members including persons with disabilities, minority groups within the community. Physical activities undertaken by the members of this community are beneficial by helping in weight control hence reducing the risks of lifestyle diseases such as obesity, hypertension and minimize the risk of Cardiovascular Diseases.

3.       How does mobility or transport impact on health within your community?

There is a direct correlation between mobility and a person’s independence, well-being, and even the quality of life. The transport and mobility within a community highly impact individuals’ psychology, physical activity through exercise and over rall wellbeing. For example, the ability of community members to cycle every day to work or walk to work can be positively impact on their health status. Depending on these factors, car ownership can be seen as a measure of advantage or disadvantage, or a neutral socioeconomic measure, which impacts on the environment and quality of life.

4.       What you have learned from your data gathering and research about ENVIRONMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY in your particular community? I have learnt the importance of public participation when undertaking major project within community. When health promotional programmes are undertaken with community interest heart, then the benefits are huge and promotes inclusiveness and cohesion within a community.

Fieldwork Workbook: weeks 5-6

Socioeconomic State and Connection

Element 7: ECONOMY

This element addresses the financial and employment state of the community and its population. You will explore employment rates, types of workforce and industry, income rates, etc. This might include data about housing (own/renting, homeless), single/double income families, retirees/pensions, etc.

*How does this compare to other areas or to Victoria?

Fieldwork: Observations (include photos)

Research Data and Comparisons (LGA)

·         Within the Cranbourne community there was low percentage of persons with higher weekly gross income and low percentage of individuals with low weekly gross income.

·         Unemployment rate in Cranbourne was high when compared to the entire Victoria state figure.

·         The majority of persons within the Cranbourne are employed through full time employment or part-time employment. The number of un-employed persons in minimum.

·         There was increased Equivalised household income quartiles.

Taken by me. (2018, September 6). Thompson Shopping Mall at Cnr. Retrieved from https://www.bing.com/images/search?q

=cranbourne+community+photos&q

Location: Thompson Shopping Mall at Cnr Thompson road

·         In 2016, 91.9% of the residents in Cranbourne were employed compared to 93.4% who were employed in entire Victoria.

·         2016 unemployment rate was 8.1% in Cranbourne compared to 6.6% in entire Victoria.

·         The Cranbourne labour force participation rate was 60.0% this was almost similar to Victoria (60.5%) in 2016.

·         Very few people earned $1,750 weekly

·         Compared to those who earned the same amount in Victoria in 2016.

·         The number of employed people in Cranbourne increased by 148 between 2011 and 2016.

·         In 2016, 3.8% of the population in Cranbourne earned higher income, and 39.7% earned a low income, compared with 10.7% and 38.4% respectively for Victoria.

·         The residents of Cranbourne community are employed in different sectors with occupations including: Managers, Technicians and Trades Workers, Community and personal service workers, Administrative Workers, Sales workers among others 

Socioeconomic State and Connection

Element 8: EDUCATION

This element explores the level and type of education within the community. This includes private or public, what level students leave study, attrition rates, what extra curriculum activities the education facilities offer and so on. You need to consider all levels of education; from preschool/childcare (early childhood) through to tertiary education or trade qualifications.

*How does this compare to other areas or to Victoria?

Fieldwork: Observations (include photos)

Research Data and Comparisons (LGA)

·         Cranbourne’s population attend to varied educational institutions indicating the age structure within the community.

·         Majority of individuals in Cranbourne community completed year 12 education.

·         Many of the individuals in Cranbourne completed year 10 and above education

·         A good number of the residents reached tertiary and above level of education

Taken by me. (2018, September 6). Community Kids Cranbourne-Child early education centre.Retrieved from https://www.bing.com/images/search?q

=cranbourne+community+photos&q

Location: Community Kids Cranbourne-Child early education centre.

·         In 2016, 38.5 individuals in Cranbourne completed year 10 above education compared to 35.2% in Victoria.

·         In 2016, 6.3% of the residents attained University level education compared to 9.2% residents of Victoria with same level of education in the same year.

·         There was an increase by 29 of individuals who attained Bachelor degree level or higher

In Cranbourne 2016 from 2011.

·         Overall, 36.4% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 0.9% had no qualifications, compared with 35.8% and 0.8% respectively for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Victoria

·         Higher number of dominant group above the age of 15 years attained education Cranbourne attained educational qualification in

Socioeconomic State and Connection

Element 9: INTERACTION/ISOLATION

This element explores the way people communicate and interact with each other within this community. Is this an interactive community, or do people keep to themselves? How do they communicate- local gathering areas, internet access, local radio or television stations, newspapers/newsletters, etc? Is isolation an issue?

*How does this compare to other areas or to Victoria?

Fieldwork: Observations (include photos)

Research Data and Comparisons (LGA)

·          Internet connection is important utility for most household in Cranbourne. Most of the households were able to access internet connection.

·         Individuals within Cranbourne are involved in different sporting clubs including Cranbourne Football Club, the Cranbourne Cricket Club, the Cranbourne Soccer Club, and the Cranbourne Tennis Club.

Taken by me. (2018, September 6) Casey field showing different sporting activities organised within the community.Retrieved from https://www.bing.com/images/search?q

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Location:  City of Casey field within the community

·         80% of the households in the entire Australia had internet connectivity in 2016.

·         In general 76.7% of the homes in Cranbourne community had internet connection as compared to 84.0% in City of Casey. However, 14.1% homes in Cranbourne had no access to internet  as compared to 9.5% in city of Casey in the year 2016

Socioeconomic State and Connection

KEY QUESTIONS TO ANSWER: (500 WORDS max)

1.       How can the socioeconomic status of your community impact on the health of the population?

Health status is related to socioeconomic status across the socioeconomic gradient; even among populations with relatively high socioeconomic. The social factors impact on health of a population can be supported by variety of health indicators and measure of the population’s socioeconomic status such as income, level of education, and rank in hierarchy of occupation. For example, the ability of the population to afford better healthcare services can be based on the amount of income, Age, and type of employment. Children living within poor neighbourhood can be exposed to attacks due to Asthma due to pollution or exposure to allergens.

2.       How does the level, or type, of education of YOUR population influence Health in this community?

The causal effect of hoe education influences health status of individuals within a community is indirect. It can be argued that by attaining good education individuals develops skills of self-control over life events. Learned effectiveness can then influence acceptance of healthy lifestyle such as regular exercise etc. Second, educated population have higher chance of finding work that will enable them engage in productive activity leading to well-being of the individual’s later life.

3.       How does the way people interact or communicate in YOUR community impact on their health?

An internet connection is now an important utility for most households in Australia. It is increasingly required for accessing essential information and taking part in the digital economy. Internet connection has enabled faster communication between individuals in a community. Hence, health talks can be held through teleconferencing by doing this the geographical barriers are broken. Moreover, the population can easily access the health information that can positively impact their lifestyle.

4.       What you have learned from your data gathering and research about SOCIOECONOMIC STATE AND CONNECTION in your particular community? I have been able to appreciate the impact of socioeconomic and other social factors and how they impact on health status of general population within a community.

Fieldwork Workbook: weeks 7-8

Services and Resources

Element 10: HEALTH/SOCIAL SERVICES

This element explores all the different services and resources available to the population in terms of their health (mental and physical). Consider both public or private health services, volunteer organisations, community activities and groups (Men’s shed, Probus, Meals on Wheels), etc. What are the main health issues evident in this community? What common acute/chronic diseases exist (rates)? What priority health area needs are being met/or need to be improved?

*How does this compare to other areas or to Victoria?

Fieldwork: Observations (include photos)

Research Data and Comparisons (LGA)

·         In the year 2011-2015, more than half of Cranbourne residents above the age of 15 years considered themselves to be in good health.

·         Few of the adults experienced psychological distress between year 2014 and 2015.

·         Most Long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer, diabetes, and high cholesterol among others.

·         In 2017, some the noted Health risk factors included smoking, overweight and obesity, alcohol consumption, and blood pressure among others.

Taken by me. (2018, September 6). Cranbourne integrated care centre. Retrieved from https://www.bing.com/images/search?q

=cranbourne+community+photos&q

Location Cranbourne integrated care centre – Monash Health

·         In 2017, 44.5% of population aged between 0-14 years living in the entire Victoria area purchased hospital cover, this is the same with individuals aged above 65 years.

·         The private health insurance fund paid out total $ 1,154 million in form of extra benefit to

·         11.7%  of the adults experienced psychological distress in 2015 Victoria area

·         There were fewer (13.7%) cases of arthritis in Cranbourne as compared to national figure of 15.3%, In the year, 2014-2015. Hypertension was reported at 10.2% compared to national figure of 11.3%. However, there were higher (5.4%) reported cases of heart disease compared to national figure of 5.2% in 2014-2015. More (5.2%) cases of diabetes were reported compared to 5.1% of national figure.

·         Individuals within the age of 45-64 years are more depressed (13.2%) compared to age between 0-24 year at (3.0%).

Services and Resources

Element 11: SAFETY

This element is about how safe people feel while living in this community? This includes examining crime rates, types of crimes, protective services and so on. It also includes looking at things that make people safe; like school crossings, road or waterway barriers, traffic lights, etc. What other things demonstrate security or fear within this community (bars on windows, locking cars/houses, security cameras, etc.)? Are there other health safety issues- rubbish collection, vermin control, wildlife on roads, etc?

*How does this compare to other areas or to Victoria?

Fieldwork: Observations (include photos)

Research Data and Comparisons (LGA)

·         Cranbourne is considered safe with a crime rating being medium.

·         Types of crime in Cranbourne include property crimes (theft, pick pocketing/muggings, residential burglaries).

·         Violent crime is relatively low in Cranbourne.

·         The basic safety on roads is considered to be excellent this is due to presence of extensive system of CCTV cameras and availability of enforcement officers.

·         Drunk driving enforcement checkpoints operate randomly and frequently with varied times and locations.

Taken by me. (2018, September 6). Herald sun street watch Cranbourne. Retrieved from https://www.bing.com/images/search?q

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Location: Herald sun street watch Cranbourne: Roast shop safety board.

·         In 2013/14, Victoria police recorded 433,718 offences state-wide, an increase of 5.7 percent from the number of offences recorded in 2012/13.

·         The 2013/14 crime rate per 100,000 population was 7,489.5, an increase of 3.7 percent compared with 2012/13.

·         Despite the increase in crime rate in three consecutive years, the 2013/14 rate is still 1.6 percent lower than 10 years ago. 

·         In 2018, 74.34% felt Safe walking alone during daylight compared to

·         Public Transportation Conditions is generally safe and heavily utilized by Cranbourne residents.

Services and Resources

Element 12: GOVERNMENT/POLITICS

This element looks at the different levels of Government and their impact on this community. You need to find out who the different representatives are from the different levels of government that look after your community? What responsibilities do they have, especially in terms of health for your population? Think Mayor/Councillors, member of parliament etc. Also what are the health priority areas being addressed by your local government?

*How does this compare to other Areas or to Victoria?

Fieldwork: Observations (include photos)

Research Data and Comparisons (LGA)

·         The district of Cranbourne is among the 88 electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

·         Cranbourne administrative unit sits at Casey City Council which is further split into six wards namely: Balla Balla Ward, Edrington Ward, Four Oaks Ward, Mayfield Ward, River Gum Ward, and Springfield Ward.

·         There are a total of 11 councillors.

Taken by me. (2018, September 6). Shire of Cranbourne-Casey Cardinia. Retrieved from https://www.bing.com/images/search?q

=cranbourne+community+photos&q

Location: Shire of Cranbourne-Casey Cardinia

·         Cranbourne is run by a local government, while the Legislative power in Vitoria rests with the Crown and the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria.

·         The powers and responsibilities of the parliament is to legislate on new laws.

·         The system of parliament is a bicameral.

·         The local government of Cranbourne has 11 councillors while the legislative assembly of Victoria has 88 members of parliament, each of whom represent each electoral district.

·         The Victoria Legislative Council also referred to as upper house is made up of 40 members each representing 8 electoral region 5 members are elected from each province using a proportional voting system.

·         Victoria is further split into 37 federal electoral divisions, each represented by a seat in the Australian house of representative.

Services and Resources

KEY QUESTIONS TO ANSWER: (500 WORDS max)

1.       What do these findings tell you about the health of this community? Are any gaps apparent?

The community experiences certain Health risk factors included smoking, overweight and obesity, alcohol consumption, and blood pressure among others this has aggravated to high rates of lifestyle diseases as compared to the national figures.

2.       How safe is your community? How does this influence the health of the population?

Cranbourne community is considered safe with a crime rating being medium. This can be attributed to presence of extensive system of CCTV cameras and availability of enforcement officers within the street.

3.       How is YOUR government influencing the health of your population?

The government can impact on the health status of a population through Welfare states this then impact the health of persons  either indirectly through influencing the social determinants of health policies (e.g. through changes to social policy such as education, social security)

4.       What you have learned from your data gathering and research about SERVICES AND RESOURCES in your particular community?

The Public health policies should be devolved and operation done various levels of government in order to be more inclusive and affects population health and health inequalities

Community Profile Report

Cranbourne

September, 2018

Population

Total population: 20,094

Gender ratio: 10,032  males

                         10,057 females

(Vic:5,926,624)

Ages  

  0-15 years: 21.6 (%)

16-25 years: 13.5 (%)

26-40 years: 22.3 (%)

40-64 years: 26.0(%)

   65+ years:  11.6 (%)

 Transport and Access

85.1 % own private car/s

7.0 % use public transport

5.46 % require disability access

5.3 % households did not have a car

(Vic average: 84.2 %)

 Housing

62.5 % population own their own home

(Vic average: 64.2 %)

28.3 % population renting

(Vic average: 27.5 %)

Average dwelling: 3 bed/3 bath

(Vic average XXXX)

7.3% smoke daily

        (Vic average: 7.1%)

Diversity of Population

Born in Australia:  12,507

      Aboriginal/TI : 1,616

                     Asian: 4,011

                    Indian: 1,082

              European: 1,551

Languages spoken at home:

                  English: 68 %

                Chinese: 1%

                   Other: 24 %

Religion:

               Catholic: 21 %

                Muslim: 4 %

              Anglican: 10 %

(Compared to Vic:

Catholic: 23%

                   Muslim: 3%

                  Anglican: 9%

Safety

Crime rate: 68.7/1000

(Vic average: 74.9/1000)

Types of Crime

              Assault: 0.7%

                 Theft: 0.2%

               Sexual: 0.3%

65.6 % residents feel safe in community at night

(Vic average: 72.9%)

Weekly income

Per household: $1,750/week

(Vic average: $3046.30/week)

Employment

91.9 % population employed

Part time: 31.2 %

Fulltime: 58.4 %

Unemployment rate: 8.1 %

(Vic average: 6.6%)

Type of Employment:

           Trade: 18.3 %

          Health: 9.5 %

            Retail: 10.2 %

Professional: 9.5 %

 Education

Private Schools: 0.9%

Public Schools: 9.1%

Tertiary institutions: 2.3%

Completed year 12: 40.1%

(Vic average: 54.4%)

Left high school: 36.9%

Tertiary Qualifications: 8.9%

Trade Qualifications: 22.8%

Nursing implications when practicing in THIS community?                                            

Provision of health services without deliberate address to social determinants aggravate health inequities. Social Determinants of Health such income and educational level and their analysis also help to reform health services based on priority and address the needs and access challenges of disadvantaged groups, through universal approaches that aim to make the health service mainstream system fairer. Based on Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) of 2016 evident that health status of the Cranbourne residents are affected by the low income. SEIFA ranked 940.

Health Priority Areas

Cranbourne has three main health concerns. These are: High unemployment rate, High cases of overweight and obesity, and Higher population growth rate.

As well as addressing other chronic diseases such as :

• Cancer: 1.2% (Vic average: 1.4 %)
• Heart Disease: 5.3 % (Vic average: 5.4 %)
• Osteoporosis: 2.0% (Vic average: 3.4%)
• Arthritis: 13.7 % (Vic average: 15.1%)
• Type 2 Diabetes: 5.0.X% (Vic: 5.2%)    

                                                                                           Many of the resident of  Cranbourne community

Healthy Eating                                                           are overweight or obese. Higher smoking

                                                                                           Rates  among the resident

2.8 % of population were overweight and

3.2 % were classed as Obese.

(Vic average: 2.7 % Overweight, 3.3 % Obese)

92.0% population meet daily Australian                                                                                                               

guidelines for fruit and vegetable intake.

(Vic average: 97.3%)

79.8% meet daily water intake. (Vic average: 84.2%)

 Mental Health                                                This can be associated with high involvement in

                                                                                         Drugs due to high unemployment rates.

4.4% population suffer Mental illnesses.                 

(Vic average: 11.7%)

4.0 % have been diagnosed with Depression

or Anxiety

(Vic average: 5.0%)

Tobacco

7.1 % population smoke (Vic average: 13.7%)         The high rates of smoking has contributed largely

                                                                                   To high reported cases of chronic respiratory disease                  

Males:11.2 .% (Vic average: 32.4)

Females: 8.9% (Vic average: 24.1%)

30.2% population have chronic respiratory

Diseases. (Vic average: 35.5%)

28.4 % population have high blood pressure

(Vic average: 31.2%)