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Types of Types of Australian Australian

CommunitiesCommunities

Urban Urban RuralRural

NeighbourhoodNeighbourhoodSportingSporting

Occupational Occupational IndigenousIndigenous

EthnicEthnic

© Karen Devine 2010

What is a Community?What is a Community?

Members of communities Members of communities have something in have something in common.common.Communities are Communities are identified by their:identified by their:

a)a) locationlocationb)b) religious compositionreligious compositionc)c) sporting orientationsporting orientationd)d) historyhistorye)e) work relationshipwork relationshipf)f) socio-economic factors.socio-economic factors.



An Australian can belong to An Australian can belong to many communities many communities simultaneously.simultaneously.Communities have Communities have demographic characteristics demographic characteristics such as:such as:

a)a) age structureage structureb)b) sex structuresex structurec)c) socio-economic socio-economic

characteristicscharacteristicsd)d) employment statusemployment statuse)e) marital statusmarital statusf)f) educational standardseducational standardsg)g) ethnic structure.ethnic structure.



The 2 major types of The 2 major types of communities in communities in Australia are:Australia are:

a)a) Urban settlements:Urban settlements: most of the most of the population works in population works in tertiary industry.tertiary industry.

b)b) Rural settlements:Rural settlements: most of the most of the population works in population works in primary industry.primary industry.


Urban CommunitiesUrban Communities

Not generally a close Not generally a close knit community.knit community.

One does not always One does not always know their neighbour.know their neighbour.

Often located behind Often located behind security systems.security systems.

Multicultural in nature.Multicultural in nature.


Rural Communities Rural Communities

Often tight knit Often tight knit communities.communities.

Most of the Most of the community is known community is known personally by other personally by other members.members.

Smaller number of Smaller number of members than urban members than urban communities.communities.


Rural CommunitiesRural Communities

More monocultural.More monocultural.Members share a common Members share a common interest in seeing their interest in seeing their community develop.community develop.The demography of rural The demography of rural areas includes more : areas includes more :

a)a) Christians Christians b)b) ATSI’s ATSI’s c)c) Australian born citizens Australian born citizens d)d) unemployed people unemployed people e)e) older peopleolder peoplef)f) larger familieslarger familiesg)g) early school leavers.early school leavers.


Neighbourhood CommunitiesNeighbourhood Communities

More commonly More commonly known as meeting known as meeting places.places.

Includes shopping Includes shopping centres, cafes, centres, cafes, pubs and parks.pubs and parks.


Neighbourhood CommunitiesNeighbourhood Communities

Neighbourhood Neighbourhood communities are also communities are also formed electronically formed electronically through the internet. through the internet. They become They become cyber cyber communitiescommunities..

Chat rooms allow Chat rooms allow people with similar people with similar interests to interests to communicate in a communicate in a global forumglobal forum


Sporting CommunitiesSporting Communities

About 25% of About 25% of Australians Australians participate in participate in organised sport.organised sport.

Players become Players become dedicated to their dedicated to their teams and clubs and teams and clubs and often share common often share common interests with other interests with other team members.team members.


Occupational CommunitiesOccupational Communities

The workplace can The workplace can establish a strong and establish a strong and united community.united community.

Those working in Those working in isolated areas often see isolated areas often see people bonding based people bonding based on the on the shared spaceshared space and the need for and the need for common socialisationcommon socialisation..


Indigenous CommunitiesIndigenous Communities

ATSI communities ATSI communities are very diverse due are very diverse due to their tribal nature to their tribal nature and isolation from and isolation from the rest of Australia.the rest of Australia.

ATSI peoples form ATSI peoples form approximately 2% of approximately 2% of the Australian the Australian population.population.



Many ATSI’s live in Many ATSI’s live in rural areas.rural areas.

Most of the ATSI Most of the ATSI population is < 30 population is < 30 years of age and has years of age and has a very short life a very short life expectancy.expectancy.



ATSI’s have a high ATSI’s have a high unemployment rate unemployment rate and their average and their average incomes are lower incomes are lower than other than other Australians.Australians.


Ethnic CommunitiesEthnic Communities

Australia’s Australia’s multicultural multicultural community community sometimes lives sometimes lives in cultural in cultural enclaves.enclaves.



These groups These groups share a common share a common heritage, culture, heritage, culture, religion and religion and language which language which allows bonding.allows bonding.



Some of Sydney’s Some of Sydney’s key ethnic key ethnic communities communities include:include:

a)a) Campsie Campsie

b)b) LeichhardtLeichhardt

c)c) Cabramatta Cabramatta

d)d) LakembaLakemba

e)e) Redfern.Redfern. © Karen Devine 2010

Question Time?Question Time?

Using the previous Using the previous slide, state which slide, state which ethnic communities ethnic communities are prevalent in are prevalent in each stated suburb.each stated suburb.


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