Rhodes East - Social Infrastructure and Open Space Assessment Final Report Client: Roberts Day, on behalf of NSW Department of Planning & Environment Date: 7 December 2016 Contact: Jenny Vozoff
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[email protected] Sydney | Canberra | Darwin ABN 56 003 853 101 Prepared by Jenny Vozoff Reviewed by Chris Manning Date 7 December 2016 Document name Social Infrastructure and Open Space Final Report 7 December 2016 Version Final v4 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1 INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 Precinct location and context 3 1.2 Precinct vision and objectives 4 2 PRECINCT PLANNING CONTEXT 6 2.1 Policy and planning context 6 2.2 Demographic context 21 2.2.1 Existing population 21 2.2.2 Future population 23 3 EXISTING SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPEN SPACE PROVISION 24 3.1.1 Regional level infrastructure 24 3.1.2 District and local level infrastructure 26 3.2 Open space and recreational facilities 30 3.3 Identified needs 31 4 FUTURE POPULATION AND PROFILE 33 4.1 The development scenario 33 4.2 Forecast dwelling yields and population 33 4.3 Demographic characteristics of future population 35 4.3.1 Characteristics of high density areas 35 4.3.2 Implications for the Rhodes East Precinct 36 5 COMMUNITY FACILITY REQUIREMENTS 38 5.1 Approach to planning social infrastructure 38 5.2 Local government community facilities 40 5.2.1 Community centres 40 5.2.2 Facilities and services for older people 44 5.2.3 Facilities for young people 44 5.2.4