The Legal Services Research Centre, in collaboration with the Victoria Law Foundation, has published a new interactive map modelling legal need in Victoria.   

The easy-to-use map combines the prevalence of legal problems from the Law Foundation’s Public Understanding of Law Survey with person-level ABS Census data.    

The map is designed to help the legal sector understand where everyday legal problems are likely to happen across Victoria – including where they may not be acted on or even recognised by the public as being legal in nature.  

It allows users to contrast prevalence across communities and at seven different geographic levels, including neighborhoods of between 200 and 800 people, postcodes and electorates.   

The map is expected to be a valuable resource for legal service providers, government and community organisations for purposes as diverse as strategic planning, resource allocation, legal needs assessments, funding and policy making.  

View the map and read more about the project on the Legal Services Research Centre website.  

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