The Hub Census 2025 highlights the significant role community hubs play in building belonging, strengthening early learning, and supporting pathways to participation and employment.
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.
Executive summary: Social return on investment evaluation of the National Community Hubs Program, 2023
This report aims to highlight the impact of the National Community Hubs Program on local communities throughout Australia by estimating the social return on investment of the program in 2023.
Social return on investment evaluation of the National Community Hubs Program 2023
The SROI evaluation concluded that a staggering $65.7 million of social benefits were derived through participation in the community hub network in 2023 – generating a return of $3.50 for every dollar invested.
In 2024, schools welcomed 13,790 new and existing families into their hubs. The 2024 in Review tells the stories of how our national network of hubs helped their communities connect, share and learn.
Hubs are about connecting people with schools, each other and organisations offering health, education and settlement support services to bridge critical information and service gaps in local communities.
