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A typology of community opportunity and vulnerability in metropolitan Australia

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: . A multivariate model using hierarchical clustering and discriminant analysis is used to identify clusters of community opportunity and community vulnerability across Australia's mega metropolitan regions. Variables used in the model measure aspects of structural economic change, occupational change, human capital, income, unemployment, family/household disadvantage, and housing stress. A nine-cluster solution is used to categorise communities across metropolitan space. Significant between-city variations in the incidence of these clusters of opportunity and vulnerability are apparent, suggesting the emergence of marked differentiation between Australia's mega metropolitan regions in their adjustments to changing economic and social conditions.

Source: Papers of the Regional Science Association

DOI: 10.1007/pl00011491

Authors: Robert Stimson, Scott Baum, Patrick Mullins, Kevin O'Connor

Institutions: The University of Queensland, Monash University

Language: English

Topic: Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,740