The Australian Youth Development Index (AYDI) 2020 is an instrument that highlights progress in youth development in Australia and its jurisdictions. The project was funded by the Department of Health, on behalf of Senator, the Hon Richard Colbeck, Minister for Youth and Sport to contribute to the National Youth Taskforce’s work in the design and implementation of youth policies.

NAPS partnered with the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC), the Australian non-government national youth affairs peak body, and jurisdictional peak bodies to develop the 2nd AYDI. This project included multiple youth consultations in each jurisdiction to ensure youth voice is present throughout the design and construction of the AYDI.

Tracking youth development data is crucial for the creation of evidence-based policies to address challenges young people face and promote positive development. Identifying the most vulnerable youth in society is particularly important to appropriately target policies and programs, ensuring every young Australian has the opportunity to thrive. The AYDI analyses the state of youth development across the country, using internationally tested methodology for the Global Youth Development Index.

The AYDI is not an exhaustive measure of youth development but provides a holistic snapshot using 25 indicators split into six domains. The report contains analysis of the data as well as expert commentary on Youth Development and can be found at www.numbersandpeople.com/s/AYDI2020_web.pdf.

The below dashboard is a supplementary tool to the report offering visualisations and analysis. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the report which provides key findings and more detailed information on how to use the outcomes to better target policy and programs. Instructions to use the graphics can be found on the pages. It can be expanded into full screen. Hover over graphs to see more detail as well as options. Graphs can be expanded to see more detail by using the focus mode. Click on jurisdiction of interest to have trend-line displayed. Use control and select to compare multiple jurisdictions.