VITAL SIGNS

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From the above infographic:

• 23% fremantle residents speak a foreign language;
• Only 9% of citizens walk/cycle to work (out of 32, 600 workers);
• 371 restaurants and cafes?

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VITAL ISSUE: GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR

Increases social problems and reduces community diversity;
Reduced overall well being as peoples skills/capacities are not being utilised in full;

• Issues of housing diversity and stress;
• 8.6% Fremantle population in social housing – more than proportion of WA and nation (3.5%)
• 2.3% increase in unemployment since 2011;
• Rise in those depending on government support (22%);
• Only 139 beds available at St Patrick’s support centre;

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VITAL ISSUE: HEALTH

Support of positive lifestyle choices combined with availability of health resources leads to community vitality

• Issue of mental health amongst homeless people:
  • 54% Fremantle’s homeless have combinations of serious health issues (medical, psych, substance);
  • 26% suffer with athsma;
• Mental health stats:
  • 31% of mental health patients in Fremantle are aged 10-19;
  • the same percentage for ages 20-29;
  • =62% between 10-29 years!
• 14% residents 65 years + have severe disability;

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VITAL ISSUE: LEARNING

• Fremantle has 3 tertiary, 3 secondary, and 12 primary institutions – (side note: study spaces?);
• 4 of the primaries have attendance issues with 20% of students;
• 1 secondary school is below the state average;

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VITAL ISSUE: BELONGING

Belongingness creates vibrant, healthy communities;
Feelings of belonging lead to healthy rewarding lifes with strong sense of agency;
Question: who is missing out on Freo’s traditional strong sense of community pride?

• 21.3% citizens volunteered in 2016;
• 57 charities in Fremantle;
• Over 21k members of Freo Massive FB page;
• 5 community gardens;
• Create youth spaces?