Creating and testing neighbourhood built environment indicators for better child development outcomes
December 2020
This report examines whether built environment features contribute to associations between neighbourhood disadvantage and early childhood development.
'Creating and testing neighbourhood built environment indicators for better child development outcomes, Australian Early Development Census – Built Environment (AEDC-BE) study' was prepared for the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment.
Prepared by researchers at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital and the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University, the report uses data from the 2015 Australian Early Development Census.