On this page we talk about how our community is diverse.

On this page:

• Our diverse community
• How being diverse supports our community
• Example story

Being diverse makes our community:

• interesting
• exciting.

Everyone in our community has different:

• experiences
• histories
• ideas
• skills.

All these things:

• make you different
• are important to celebrate.

When a community is diverse, the people in it have lots of different:

• ideas
• skills
• experiences.

It is important for communities to make decisions based on the experiences of everyone.

Not just one group.

For example, in the past many people with disability did not have a say in what decisions the community made.

When the community only makes decisions based on the experiences of one group, it means many people do not:

• feel included
• get the support they need.

Diverse communities are more likely to:

• include everyone
• support what everyone needs.

Diverse communities are also more likely to notice problems and find ways to fix them.

In diverse communities, everyone can learn about how other people experience life.

We wrote a story to show an example of a diverse community.

The story we wrote is about a person called Barb.

The story and the people in it are not real.

We made them up to explain how a community can be diverse.

Barb takes part in a gardening group in her local community.

The people in the gardening group:

• are different ages
• use different languages.

For example, Barb uses Auslan.

Every month the gardening group eats dinner together.

Everyone brings food to share.

Also, the gardening group organises interpreters to come to all their events and meetings.

This is so everyone can understand and take part.

The gardening group’s actions show that they care about:

• their community being diverse
• making sure everyone can take part.