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Community connection is a key factor in our wellbeing. But how and why do connections with others affect our happiness?

When we think of “wellbeing”, we often think about it in terms of our physical health. Our physical health is important to our wellbeing, but it’s not the only factor that contributes to it. Our mental health plays a huge role too. But the difference between health and wellbeing is so much more than that.

As humans, we feed off our connection to others and need healthy relationships to thrive. So how do our relationships affect our wellbeing?

Real Wellbeing is all about being in balance. But when you’re juggling work, family and relationships, what does a balanced life really look like?

We expect each generation will be better off than the one before. But results from the Australian Unity Wellbeing Index indicate this is no longer the case.

Australians’ wellbeing has faced unprecedented challenges over the past few years. But the latest Australian Unity Wellbeing Index research shows we’re not out of the woods just yet.

Our wellbeing is usually very resilient—but the latest research from the Australian Unity Wellbeing Index shows drops across a number of measures. So what does this tell us?

While our collective wellbeing is quite high, notable differences in people’s individual wellbeing is based on circumstances and life experience.