UNICEF Australia and ARACY are working to understand what it takes to make Australia an even better place for children to grow up in. Together in 2021 they developed the Australian Children’s Wellbeing Index to provide a picture of how children are faring across all aspects of wellbeing and how that is changing over time.

The wellbeing of Australia’s children is measured and tracked across the six interconnected domains of The Nest. These include being valued, loved and safe; being healthy; learning; having basic material needs met; having a positive sense of identity; and participating in their decision making.