2023 Mapping Social Cohesion Report

14.11.2023
This report presents findings from the latest Scanlon Mapping Social Cohesion Survey. The report builds on the knowledge gained through the fifteen earlier national surveys (2007, 2009-22).
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Continuing economic pressures alongside often contentious debates over local and geopolitical issues have created challenging national and global circumstances for social cohesion in 2023. Australians have remained remarkably resilient, however latest Mapping Social Cohesion results reveal our social cohesion is under pressure and declining on several fronts, straining the fabric of our communities.

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The Scanlon Foundation Research Institute respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.