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Social Impact Assessment EcOz Environmental Services Draft EIS – Appendix G Social Impact Assessment Western Desert Resources Limited Roper Bar Iron Ore Project 2012 www.ecoz.com.au Western Desert Resources Proposed Roper Bar Iron Ore Project Community Profiles for Borroloola, Minyerri, Ngukurr, Numbulwar (Support Document to the 2012 Environmental Impact Statement) March 2012 Contents Figures and Tables ................................................................................................................................. 4 Acronyms ................................................................................................................................................ 6 References .............................................................................................................................................. 7 Historical Background References .................................................................................................... 10 Introduction............................................................................................................................................ 11 Methodology .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Current and Future Data Sets ........................................................................................................... 14 Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 15 Borroloola .............................................................................................................................................. 17 Some Things You Should Know ....................................................................................................... 17 Geographic Region ........................................................................................................................... 18 Demographic Profile .......................................................................................................................... 19 Assets and Infrastructure .................................................................................................................. 22 Education – Early Years to Adulthood .............................................................................................. 24 Economic Participation and Development ........................................................................................ 27 Youth Opportunities .......................................................................................................................... 31 Health ................................................................................................................................................ 32 Cultural Heritage ............................................................................................................................... 33 Minyerri .................................................................................................................................................. 34 Some Things You Should Know ....................................................................................................... 34 Geographic Region ........................................................................................................................... 35 Demographic Profile .......................................................................................................................... 36 Assets and Infrastructure .................................................................................................................. 39 Education – Early years to Adulthood ............................................................................................... 40 Economic Participation and Development ........................................................................................ 43 Youth Opportunities .......................................................................................................................... 48 Health ................................................................................................................................................ 49 Cultural Heritage ............................................................................................................................... 50 Ngukurr .................................................................................................................................................. 51 Some Things You Should Know ....................................................................................................... 51 Geographic Region ........................................................................................................................... 52 Demographic Profile .......................................................................................................................... 54 Assets and Infrastructure .................................................................................................................. 57 Education – Early Years to Adulthood .............................................................................................. 59 Economic Participation and Development ........................................................................................ 64 Youth Opportunities .......................................................................................................................... 70 Health ................................................................................................................................................ 71 Cultural Heritage ............................................................................................................................... 74 Numbulwar ............................................................................................................................................ 76 Some Things You Should Know ....................................................................................................... 76 Geographic Region ........................................................................................................................... 77 Demographic Profile .......................................................................................................................... 78 Assets and Infrastructure .................................................................................................................. 81 Education – Early years to Adulthood ............................................................................................... 83 Economic Participation and Development ........................................................................................ 87 Youth Opportunities .......................................................................................................................... 92 Health ................................................................................................................................................ 93 Cultural Heritage ............................................................................................................................... 95 Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 96 Appendix 1: Employment Opportunities Scope .................................................................................... 97 [Type text] Page 3 Figures and Tables Figure 1: Geographic Scope ................................................................................................................. 11 Figure 2: Population by Age (Borroloola) .............................................................................................. 19 Figure 3: Age by Gender (Borroloola) ................................................................................................... 20 Figure 4: Marital Status (Borroloola) ..................................................................................................... 20 Figure 5: Relationship in Household (Borroloola) ................................................................................. 21 Figure 6: Household Composition (Borroloola) ..................................................................................... 21 Figure 7: Type of Internet Connection (Borroloola) .............................................................................. 23 Figure 8: Highest Level of Schooling (Borroloola) ................................................................................ 24 Figure 9: Highest Level of Schooling (Male) ......................................................................................... 25 Figure 10: Highest level of Schooling (Female) .................................................................................... 25 Figure 11: Non-School Qualifications by Gender (Borroloola).............................................................. 26 Figure 12: Levels of Non-School Qualifications - Total (Borroloola) ..................................................... 26 Figure 13: Labour Force by Type of Employment (Borroloola) ............................................................. 27 Figure 14: Employment by Industry - Male (Borroloola) ....................................................................... 28 Figure 15: Employment by Industry - Female (Borroloola)
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