Social Impact in the Regions 2024

Social Impact in the Regions: Mapping survey

This survey is for anyone involved in making change in regional, rural, and remote communities in Australia.

The aims of the survey are to;

help us collectively understand the current challenges and opportunities experienced by those involved in social impact in regional communities;
develop informed recommendations for program developers, investors and policymakers;
Inform programming for social impact events across Australia in 2025 including the Social Impact in the Regions conference; and
identify capability support requirements for leaders across Australia passionate about social impact in regions.

This survey is being conducted by Ready Communities. Detailed responses will not be shared outside of the Ready Communities research project team. Results will only be shared publicly as unidentified and anonymised data.

This survey is expected to take 10 minutes. You can stop the survey at any time.

The survey closing date has been extended to 20 December 2024. For further information, please contact kerry@readycommunities.com.au.

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* 1. Which of the following roles have you held in a regional community in the past 12 months? (please select all that apply)

I work for a not for profit or Aboriginal Corporation

I volunteer for a not for profit or Aboriginal Corporation

I advocate for social change in my community

I am on the board of a not for profit or Aboriginal Corporation

I am currently studying in the area of social impact / social enterprise

I work for local/state or Commonwealth government and I'm based in a regional community

I work for a business that contributes to social change in a regional community

I deliver services that support social impact in regional communities

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What is the postcode of your primary residence?

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* 3. What is the postcode of the region in which you have worked most of the time in the past 12 months?

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* 4. What titles, if any, do you currently use when describing your social impact role? (select all that apply)

Changemaker

Social entrepreneur

Impact practitioner

Service manager

Community volunteer

Advocate

None of the above

Community worker

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How long have you been involved in social impact in regional Australia?

In your current community?

In other regional communities?

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* 6. When you consider your work in social impact over the past 12 months, how many communities have you worked in?

	One communitiy	Two communities	Three communities	Four communities	Five or more communities
Remote communities	Remote communities One communitiy	Remote communities Two communities	Remote communities Three communities	Remote communities Four communities	Remote communities Five or more communities
Rural communities	Rural communities One communitiy	Rural communities Two communities	Rural communities Three communities	Rural communities Four communities	Rural communities Five or more communities
Regional or outer-metro communities	Regional or outer-metro communities One communitiy	Regional or outer-metro communities Two communities	Regional or outer-metro communities Three communities	Regional or outer-metro communities Four communities	Regional or outer-metro communities Five or more communities
Metro communities	Metro communities One communitiy	Metro communities Two communities	Metro communities Three communities	Metro communities Four communities	Metro communities Five or more communities

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* 7. When you consider your work in social impact in the next 12 months, how many communities do you expect to work in?

	One communitiy	Two communities	Three communities	Four communities	Five or more communities
Remote communities	Remote communities One communitiy	Remote communities Two communities	Remote communities Three communities	Remote communities Four communities	Remote communities Five or more communities
Rural communities	Rural communities One communitiy	Rural communities Two communities	Rural communities Three communities	Rural communities Four communities	Rural communities Five or more communities
Regional or outer-metro communities	Regional or outer-metro communities One communitiy	Regional or outer-metro communities Two communities	Regional or outer-metro communities Three communities	Regional or outer-metro communities Four communities	Regional or outer-metro communities Five or more communities
Metro communities	Metro communities One communitiy	Metro communities Two communities	Metro communities Three communities	Metro communities Four communities	Metro communities Five or more communities

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* 8. When working or volunteering in a regional community which of the following best describes the way your work is mostly delivered?

Online

In person and in the community we are working with

In person and in the nearest city

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What is the biggest social issue you are currently working on in your community?

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* 10. Which of the following groups do you do most of your social impact work with in your regional community? (please select all that apply)

Women

Men

Youth

Families

CALD communities

Aboriginal people

NGO managers and volunteers

Other (please specify)