SOCIAL
RESULTS
unchanged
high
confidence
SOCIAL HEALTH RESULTS
The following graph shows the scores received in 2022 (top line) versus the score received in 2019 for each indicator (bottom row)
Very good (0.85-1.00)
Good (0.65-0.84)
Satisfactory (0.5-0.64)
Poor (0.25-0.49)
Very Poor (0.00-0.24)
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RESULTS
As the Social component scores have shown little variation over the life of the report card, monitoring for this indicator only occurs every third year. As such, the 2022 Report Card contains updated results for the Social component for the first time since 2019, although the overall score remains unchanged.
The Social component is comprised of three indicator groups: harbour usability, harbour access and liveability/wellbeing. These social indicator groups were developed from the GHHP vision and piloted in 2014 to address the following report card objectives:
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To maintain or improve easy access to the Harbour waters and foreshore for recreation and community use;
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To maintain or improve a safe harbour for all users; and
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To enhance liveability and wellbeing in the region.
The overall grade for the Social component has been good (B) since 2016, indicating that the Gladstone community continues to enjoy the harbour. The grades for all indicator groups—harbour usability (C), harbour access (B) and liveability and wellbeing (B) were consistent with previous years. The highest indicator scores were satisfaction with access to the harbour (0.75) and satisfaction with harbour recreational activities (0.73).
Harbour Usability Results
Harbour Access
Results
Liveability/
Wellbeing Results
WHAT WAS MEASURED?
The social health of Gladstone Harbour was assessed based on three indicator groups: harbour usability, harbour access and liveability/wellbeing.
HARBOUR USABILITY
The harbour usability indicator group comprised three indicators: (1) satisfaction with harbour recreational activities, (2) perceptions of air and water quality in the harbour area and (3) perceptions of harbour safety for human use.
Community satisfaction with harbour usability was primarily assessed through a Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview survey and an online version of the same survey with a total of 431 participants. The marine safety incidents and oil spills measures were assessed through secondary data sourced from Maritime Safety Queensland, Department of Transport and Main Roads.
HARBOUR ACCESS
The harbour access indicator group comprised four indicators: (1) satisfaction with access to the harbour, (2) satisfaction with boat ramps and public spaces, (3) perceptions of harbour health and (4) perceptions of barriers to access.
Community perceptions of harbour access was assessed through a Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview survey and an online version of the same survey.
LIVEABILITY/WELLBEING
This indicator assessed the contribution of the harbour to liveability and wellbeing in Gladstone through the Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview survey and online survey.
Liveability refers to the elements in a region that affect how individuals feel about living there. Those elements include the physical environment (natural and human) and social elements such as feelings of community spirit, wellbeing, culture and opportunities for work and recreation.
The liveability and wellbeing survey questions related to whether Gladstone Harbour makes living in Gladstone a better experience and the level of participation in community events.
HARBOUR USABILITY
HARBOUR ACCESS
