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Preparation of the
City’s
Community
Infrastructure Plan involved the following:
• Current community profile analysis
• Current facilities audit
• Identification of current community infrastructure standards and catchment areas
• Analysis of future population growth
• Analysis of projected community profile
• Determination of infrastructure needs
• Comparison of gaps and excess capacity within current facilities
• Development of locally relevant community infrastructure standards and catchment areas
• Determination of community infrastructure needs, priorities and timing
• Preparation of capital (and operating) expenditure schedule

• The profiling, analysis and assessment of data was undertaken by the City’s Community
Infrastructure Planning Team based on the following sources:
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• Population
Community profile (profile.id)
Community atlas (atlas.id)
Population forecasts (forecast.id)
Local economy (economy.id)
AEDI Community Profile – Rockingham (Institute for Child Research)
Population Health Profile (Rockingham Kwinana Division of General Practice)
Socio-economic Index for Areas (Australian Bureau of Statistics)
Social trend data (Australian Bureau of Statistics)
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• Participation
Rockingham Travelsmart Final Evaluation Report (Department of Transport)
Recreational Beach Users in the Perth Metropolitan Area Study (UWA)
Arts & Culture Vital Statistics (Department of Culture & the Arts)
Arts & Culture in Australian – An Overview (Australian Bureau of Statistics)
Library Usage Statistics (City of Rockingham)
Participation in Exercise, Recreation & Sport Survey (Australian Sports Commission)
Child and Adolescent Physical Activity & Nutrition (PATF)

• The profiling, analysis and assessment of data was undertaken by the City’s
Community Infrastructure Planning Team based on the following sources:
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Strategic/Organisational
• CoR Business Plan
• CoR Strategic Plan
• CoR Community Development Plan
• CoR Health & Wellbeing Plan
CoR Infrastructure Asset Management & Services Plan
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Planning
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• Liveable Neighbourhoods (Western Australian Planning Commission)
Outer Metropolitan Perth & Peel Sub-Regional Strategy (Western Australian Planning
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• District & Local Structure Plans (Land Developers)
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• Healthy By Design (National Heart Foundation of Australia)
State Planning Policies (Western Australian Government)

• Current population, age structure, household structure
(Profile ID)
• Future population growth and demographics (Forecast
ID)
• Urban development program and settlement patterns
(Urban Growth Program)
• Sport and leisure participation trends (ERASS, CERM)
• Socio-economic index (ABS)
• Population health profile (PHIDU, University of
Adelaide)

• Notable aspects of the City’s community profile:
• Projected population growth from 100,000 in
2010 to 136,000 in 2020 to 160,000 in 2030
• Larger proportion of 0 to 17 year olds compared to other areas within the Perth metro area
• 17,460 new dwellings in Baldivis alone between
2009 and 2031
• 8.6% organised fitness participation (approx
8,600 in 2010 to 13,760 in 2030)
• 25% of local children are considered
‘developmentally vulnerable’ (physical health, social competence, literacy)
• 3.7% of the local population regularly use public transport compared to 8.5% in the Perth
Statistical Division
• Comparable or generally higher incidences of numerous chronic diseases

• Anticipated dwelling production, reaffirmed through both the City’s Urban Growth
Program and forecast.id, projects that the local population will increase to 136,235 by
2021 and 164,812 by 2031
• From 2010 to 2021 significant rise in the number of young people = adequate youth venues, skate parks, and recreation spaces
• From 2010 to 2021 large proportional increase in residents aged over 70 years = community centres, libraries, and aged care accommodation
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Overall, the projected even population spread across age groups and the longer term ageing of the population necessitates a focus on flexible, multi-purpose facilities with flexibility to adapt to changing needs over their asset life
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Population growth assumptions are based on the traditional trend of 10 dwellings per urban zoned hectare. High density and connected city aspirations within Directions
2031 & Beyond may impact future infrastructure planning