Keeping Multicultural Communities Safer at Beaches

Beach drowning among people from multicultural communities continues to be a major concern in Australia. Unfortunately, few studies have attempted to quantify how different multicultural communities interact with the beach, what their swimming ability is like and what they understand about common beach safety practices and hazards. This information is extremely important for the development of beach safety education which prioritise these communities.

To address this gap, UNSW Beach Safety Research Group honours student Mark Woods is leading a study called ‘Understanding the Beach Safety Knowledge of Multicultural Communities’ which is focussing on South Asian communities within Australia.

In partnership and consultation with South Asian community leaders and associated organisations, Mark has developed a short online survey that is being promoted with their assistance.

The survey is available to anyone who is 18 years of age or older and identifies as being Indian, Nepalese, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, Afghani, Bhutanese or Maldivian.

You can find the survey link, or complete the survey yourself, here. Relevant participant information can be found here.

If you are an organisation or individual who is interested in learning more about the study and getting involved, please contact us  here or by sending an email to info@beachsafetyresearch.com. Everyone is free to share the survey link!