Mapping Social Cohesion Survey, 2010

The Social Cohesion Survey is a series of detailed surveys on social cohesion, immigration and population issues. A prime objective of the surveys is to further understanding of the social impact of Australia's increasingly diverse immigration program. The series of surveys forms part of the Scanlon Foundation Social Cohesion Research Program (SCRP) which commenced in 2007 under the direction of the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements (MISGM) and the Australian Multicultural Foundation (AMF). A key element of the SCRP was the conduct of a landmark Australian Social Cohesion Survey in 2007. This is the third study in the Social Cohesion Survey series, wtih the aims: • To look at the Australian community’s attitudes towards social cohesion, and • To assess changes in these attitudes over time. The 2010 survey used a randomly sampled 2,000 respondents with the sample stratified geographically. A minimum of 200 interviews was undertaken in each Australian state / territory (i.e. 1,600 interviews) with the remaining 400 interviews allocated across the five most populous states (i.e. NSW, Victoria, Queensland, WA and SA) in proportion to the population in those states. The study covered a variety of topics, including economic conditions, political participation, socio-cultural attitudes, discrimination, local communities and future growth.