Investigating the Role of Neighbourhood Characteristics in Determining Life Satisfaction*

* This study was undertaken as part of the Social Policy Research Services Contract with the Australian Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS). Central to the study are the data in the confidentialised unit record file from FaCS’ Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, which is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. The Faculty of Economics and Commerce at the University of Melbourne provided additional financial support. The authors also thank Simon Freidin for assistance with data preparation. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and should not be attributed to any of the aforementioned persons or organisations.