2023 in Review

Across Australia, there also continues to be high levels of interest in our model. In 2023, we welcomed eight new hubs across New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia with
plans for a further eight new schools to join the network in 2024. Across our network of 100 hubs, significant milestones were reached which are a testament to the flexibility and longevity of our model. In Western Sydney (New South Wales), Logan (Queensland) and Brimbank and Dandenong (Victoria), we celebrated 10 years of working with local schools to meet the needs of their communities.

While these hubs are now bigger and more diverse than they were in 2013, they are fundamentally operating in the same way they always have – with care and compassion, offering support and opportunity to those who need it most.

Previous Reports

Hub Census 2025 – Key findings

The Hub Census 2025 highlights the significant role community hubs play in building belonging, strengthening early learning, and supporting pathways to participation and employment.

2025 in Review

This report highlights key outcomes, participation and impact from across the national community hubs network in 2025, reflecting progress at a national level and the ongoing support hubs provide to families through schools and local communities.

Mid-Year Update 2025

At the six-month mark of 2025, we look back on some of the stories of impact from our hubs network. The first half of 2025 has brought encouraging momentum – from sustaining a strong national footprint of 98 hubs to continuing the vital support hubs provide to families throughout the school year.

Independent evaluation: Deloitte Access Economics

The National Community Hubs Program (NCHP) was established in 2013 to engage newly arrived communities at risk of limited access to education, health and social services, and opportunities for economic independence.

Scanlon Foundation Research Institute Narrative 10 – Community in the Classroom

The purpose of this, our 10th Narrative, is to highlight the success of the work of Community Hubs Australia in primary schools and to consider whether the premise behind them could be applied in a secondary school context.

Knowledge Translation to Support Early Learning of Refugee Children and their Families

The research presented in this report is based on a three-year study that focussed on developing understandings and resources to support current and future community hubs and centres with the settlement and early learning of refugee children and their families.