Cheryl Vardon Principal Commissioner This place I call home: The - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Queensland Family & Child Commission

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Cheryl Vardon Principal Commissioner

This place I call home: The views of children and young people on growing up in Queensland

Growing up in Queensland 2018

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Thr Three ee lin ines of in inquir uiry:

• Community
• Hopes and dreams
• The big picture

Hearing from over 7,000

000 young people

The survey and focus groups

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4,901 young people aged 13 – 18 years participated in the survey. 6% state- wide identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

North Queensland made up 7%

• f survey participants

5 focus groups inMount Isa with 55

participants

FNQ 15%

NQ 7%

CQ 7% SWQ 26% SEQ 46%

Community

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Community

• Relationships and connections
• Spending time with family
• Feeling safe
• Having places to go and things

to do

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What’s good about their community?

Community

What could be improved?

• More green spaces
• Better public transport
• Services for less fortunate
• More opportunities to come together
• Affordable recreational activities and events
• More extracurricular activities in regional areas
• More retail, recreational and leisure facilities
• More support for small businesses in regional towns
• Youth friendly, safe places to spend time with friends

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What could be better?

Community - summary

7 ‘This is my mum and me next to a tree with my dog. My tree house has a real bath-tub inside. I drew my treehouse because it makes me happy because I can see my friends from there, and my lovely park and people to wave to me.’ Artwork submission, South East Queensland

Hopes and Dreams

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1. Financial difficulty 2. Lack of jobs 3. Academic ability 4. Physical or mental health 5. Where I live 6. Family responsibilities

Barriers

The Big Picture

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‘The 10 most important issues for you and people your age in Queensland’

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South East Queensland South West Queensland Central Queensland North Queensland Far North Queensland

1 Mental health Bullying Drugs Mental health Bullying 2 Drugs Drugs Mental health Drugs Drugs 3 Bullying Cyberbullying Bullying Bullying Cyberbullying 4 Alcohol Mental health Alcohol Alcohol Alcohol 5 Education Alcohol Education Cyberbullying Mental health 6 Equity Online safety Employment Education Online safety 7 Cyberbullying Education Domestic violence Employment Education 8 Domestic violence Health Cyberbullying Crime Health 9 LGBTIQ issues Safety and violence LGBTIQ issues Online safety Safety and violence 10 Health Domestic violence Health Health Crime

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‘How concerned are you by…?’

South East Queensland South West Queensland Central Queensland

North Queensland

Far North Queensland

Stress 68% Stress 48% Stress 74%

Stress 65%

Stress 52% School grades 61% Getting a job 45% School grades 63% Body image

57%

School grades 49% Body image 59% School grades 45% Body image 61%

School grades 50%

Body image 44% Getting a job 51% Body image 45% Getting a job 59%

Depression 48%

Getting a job 41% Depression 45% Family conflict 44% Depression 51%

Getting a job 45%

Depression 33%

Community: Regional Comparisons

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How does North Queensland compare to the state? What do we know about Mt Isa? 1. Feeling safe in the community 2. Trust in the community 3. Perception of community relations

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‘I feel safe in my neighbourhood / town’

78 14 9

78%

• f young people said they feel safe

in their neighbourhood.

Agree Unsure Disagree

Across Queensland,

‘I feel safe in my neighbourhood / town’

There was a substantial difference across regions.

81 77 67

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83 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85

South East Queensland (N = 1,308) South West Queensland (N = 732) Central Queensland (N = 212) North Queensland (N = 192) Far North Queensland (N = 428)

55 30 16

55%

• f participants said they can trust most

people in their community.

Agree Unsure Disagree

‘You can trust most people in my community’

Across Queensland,

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‘You can trust most people in my community’

There was a substantial difference across regions.

59 51 41

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64 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

South East Queensland (N = 1,305) South West Queensland (N = 726) Central Queensland (N = 211) North Queensland (N = 190) Far North Queensland (N = 423)

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‘I feel comfortable using the public spaces in my neighbourhood / town’

66 18 16

• f participants said they feel comfortable

using the public spaces where they live.

Agree Unsure Disagree

66%

Across Queensland,

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‘I feel comfortable using the public spaces in my neighbourhood / town’

Participants in North Queensland were substantially less likely to agree, compared to participants in South East Queensland.

71 62 60

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70 20 30 40 50 60 70

South East Queensland (N = 1,300) South West Queensland (N = 724) Central Queensland (N = 212 North Queensland (N = 191) Far North Queensland (N = 425)

47 37 16

47%

• f participants said people in their

community look out for one another.

Agree Unsure Disagree

‘People in my community look out for one another’

Across Queensland,

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‘People in my community look out for one another’

There was a substantial difference across regions.

48 43 41

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55 10 20 30 40 50 60

South East Queensland (N = 1,299) South West Queensland (N = 707) Central Queensland (N = 211) North Queensland (N = 189) Far North Queensland (N = 416)

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Mt Isa focus groups

• 5 focus groups
• Primary schools, high school, youth groups
• 55 young people

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Young people in Mt Isa said…

‘Adults yelling, punching and fighting’

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Young people in Mt Isa said…

‘There are lots of parks and playgrounds and really nice people’

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‘What does it all mean?’

To find out more

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This place I call home - the views of children and young people on Growing up in Queensland www.qfcc.qld.gov.au/kids/listening/growing-queensland

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