Enjoying recreation and leisure
Desired outcome
Young people enjoy recreation and leisure with opportunities to participate in fun, safe local activities.
Introduction
As well as being fun, recreation and leisure plays an important role in promoting the social wellbeing of young people. Having leisure time outside of school, work or other commitments allows young people to relax and pursue their own interests. Participation in recreational activities can encourage personal growth and provide opportunities to master new skills, socialise, network and develop closer relationships with others.
Supervised or community-provided activities give youth, especially those in their early teens, opportunities to socialise safely. Such activities are more accessible to young people when they are present in a young person’s local community, without the need for travel, and when the young person feels welcomed by and part of that community.
Indicators
Three indicators are used in this section. Together these provide an indication of how happy young people are with their leisure time and the community activities available to them.
The first indicator, satisfaction with leisure time, measures how young people feel about the quality and quantity of leisure time available to them. The second indicator measures the proportion of young people who want more after-school activities and community spaces available to them. The final indicator is the number of young people who report that they feel a sense of community in their neighbourhood.
Use the links on the left to explore the indicators in this domain.
