Visualising The Evidence (VTE) – Mapping your community AEDC results

Maps are a powerful way to understand the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) results. Visualising The Evidence (VTE) allows you to choose the data you want to see for your community.

The Visualising The Evidence mapping series is a free tool that allows you to choose the data you want to see for your community. You can use the tool to find:

the location of schools, early childhood services, parks and public transport
socioeconomic measures, such as Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA)
proportion of children who are read to regularly
household income
immunisation and/or breastfeeding rates.

The series has been developed with communities for communities. It brings together public data on children and families and allows you to look at how children are faring in the context of the community they’re growing up in.

You can view both outcome data, such as the AEDC, and data on community services, such as the location of maternal and child health services.

By visualising the existing infrastructure within your community, you can gain insight into the gaps in services and facilities across local areas.

For information on community maps and data sources from previous years, please visit the Victorian Government website.

Community maps and profiles

Download your community PDF Map and Community Profile from the list below. Please contact us if you have any issues with downloading or viewing these documents.

The instructional video below explains how to use the maps and points out new features:

PDF Maps

Community Profiles

Utilising the AEDC

Case studies

The AEDC affords us the opportunity to examine what is impacting the development of children over time. With a shared language and understanding around how policies and practices impact child development, communities are able to respond to the data and improve outcomes for children.

Visit AEDC Victoria Case Studies for examples of Victorian communities that have responded to AEDC data.

Evaluation reports

Recent evaluation reports show that substantial progress has been made in establishing the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) as a valued dataset in Australia, and there are key opportunities to improve the uptake and use of AEDC and broader comprehensive monitoring data:

Building on the current interest in social and emotional wellbeing
Offering schools and communities greater value than their current data
Embedding activities in schools.

The Utilisation of the Australian Early Development Census report is available here and the Australian Early Development Census Plus: mobilising data across the early life course report, including policy mapping, is available here.