Social Impact of Aquatic Industry
Social Impact of the National Aquatic Industry Report
Increased social cohesion and improved health and wellbeing are two of the main social benefits of the Australian aquatic industry, found a report prepared by Swinburne University and the Royal Life Saving Scoeity - Australia.
The report launched 10th November 2021 found that far from just being a place to learn to swim, public pools for many communities are a central hub where people come together.
Benefits include:
- Health and wellbeing impacts
- Increasing social connection
- Providing safe environments for swimming and education
- Facilitating social cohesion in communities and
- Providing significant employment benefits
The report follows up the earlier research conducted by Royal Life Saving Society – Australia and PricewaterhouseCoopers on the Health, Social and Economic Value of the National Aquatic Industry (available here) – which sought to establish a monetary figure for the industry’s total contribution to Australian society each year.
This second report focuses on non-quantifiable benefits such as users’ experiences which are believed to be equally important and compelling as the economic data contained in the PwC report.
Read the full report below.
