Spotlighting Child and Youth Health and Wellbeing Across Australia
The Australian Child and Youth Wellbeing Atlas is a key resource for mapping information on young Australians, providing insights for researchers, service providers, government agencies and communities to improve outcomes nationwide.
Our Partners
Explore data by area
Start by selecting an area of interest to explore how it tracks across key health and wellbeing indicators.
Generate data snapshots
Generate infographic snapshots with comparative state performance data for any community across Australia.
Conduct comparative analyses
View side-by-side comparisons of two areas or indicators of interest using graphs, tables, maps and scatterplots.
Browse the data catalogue
Explore all datasets contained within the Atlas using the interactive ring diagram.
data framework
The ACYWA Themes
The Australian Child and Youth Wellbeing Atlas project defines children and young people’s health and wellbeing using The Nest Wellbeing Framework developed by the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY). This framework outlines six connected areas, designated as themes in the Atlas: Healthy, Material Basics, Learning, Participating, Identity and Culture and Valued, Loved and Safe. The Atlas additionally contains a seventh interconnected domain, Environment.
The State of Australia’s Children 2025 report
Explore comprehensive data on children's wellbeing across Australia through interactive visualisations, spatial mapping, and in depth analysis of the six wellbeing domains that matter most.
