Indicators are generally things that can be seen, counted or measured.
The same indicator can be tracked over years. Communities can suggest, try, test, develop and use indicators to develop, keep, maintain and sustain their local neighbourhood. Community sustainability indicators may be developed at many levels and by a range of organisations. For example, a company may develop a sustainability indicator based on current and future clients. For a community, maintaining that company as a viable, successful business, may be a community sustainability indicator.