Social Infrastructure Index definition

Social Infrastructure Index means community facilities, services and networks that help individuals, families, groups and communities meet their social needs, maximise their potential for development, and enhance community wellbeing. Social infrastructure includes common facilities and services such as education, training, health, welfare, social services, open space, recreation and sport, safety and emergency services, learning, arts and cultural facilities, civic and democratic institutions, and community meeting places; lifecycle-targeted facilities and services, such as those for children, young people and older people e.g. early childhood centres and retirement villages; and targeted facilities and services for groups with