INFORMATION at a GLANCE SOUTH METROPOLITAN REGION - Edition 2011
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INFORMATION AT A GLANCE SOUTH METROPOLITAN REGION - Edition 2011 INFORMATION AT A GLANCE / EDITION 2011 1 www.southwestgroup.com.au i DIRECTORY City of Cockburn South West Group 9 Coleville Crescent, Spearwood The South West Group, formed in PO Box 1215, Bibra Lake DC WA 6965 November 1983, is a Voluntary Regional T (08) 9411 3444 F (08) 9411 3333 Organisation of Councils (VROC). It E [email protected] comprises the Cities of Cockburn, www.cockburn.wa.gov.au Fremantle, Melville, and Rockingham, and the Towns of East Fremantle and Town of East Fremantle Kwinana. The South West Group is managed by a Board consisting of the 135 Canning Highway, Mayors and CEOs of its member local East Fremantle WA 6158 governments. PO Box 1097 Fremantle 6959 T (08) 9339 9339 F (08) 9339 3399 The South West Group seeks to work with E [email protected] these six local governments and through www.eastfremantle.wa.gov.au cooperation with industry, community and the other spheres of government City of Fremantle to capture a wide range of opportunities to enhance economic growth as well as Town Hall Centre, 8 William Street, supporting a diversity of quality lifestyles Fremantle WA 6160 whilst servicing and sustaining cohesive, PO BOX 807, Fremantle WA 6959 productive communities in an enviable T (08) 9432 9999 F (08) 9430 4634 environmental setting. E [email protected] www.fremantle.wa.gov.au Registered Office 10 Almondbury Road Town of Kwinana Booragoon WA 6154 Cnr Gilmore Avenue and Sulphur Road, T (08) 9364 0631 Kwinana WA 6167 F (08) 9364 0285 PO Box 21, Kwinana WA 6966 www.southwestgroup.com.au T (08) 9439 0200 F (08) 9439 0222 www.employkwinana.com.au E [email protected] www.sabahtrade.com.au www.kwinana.wa.gov.au www.sabahwatrade.com City of Melville Postal Address Locked Bag No.1 10 Almondbury Road Booragoon WA 6954 Booragoon, WA 6154 Locked Bag 1, Booragoon WA 6954 Mick McCarthy T 1300 635 845 F (08) 9364 0285 Director South West Group E [email protected] T (08) 9364 0631 www.melvillecity.com.au E [email protected] City of Rockingham Joanna Ong Civic Boulevard, Rockingham WA 6168 Executive Officer South West Group PO Box 2142, Rockingham DC WA 6967 T (08) 9364 0637 T (08) 9528 0333 F (08) 9592 1705 E [email protected] E [email protected] www.rockingham.wa.gov.au 1 SOUTH WEST GROUP www.southwestgroup.com.au ii TABLE OF CONTENTS i. Directory 1 ii. Table of Contents 2 01. Message from the South West Group Board 3 02. South Metropolitan Region Key Information 4 03. Member Council Issues/Challenges 5 04. Demographic Overview 7 4.1. South Metropolitan Region Population and Projections 7 4.2. Age Profile 9 4.3. South Metropolitan Region Labour Market Information 10 4.4. South Metropolitan Region Employed by Occupation 11 4.5. South Metropolitan Education 2010 11 4.6. South Metropolitan Health 2010 11 05. Construction and Industry Sectors 12 5.1. South Metropolitan Region Building Approvals 12 5.2. South Metropolitan Region Residential Land Final Approvals 15 5.3. Counts of Australian Businesses by Industry Sector to 30 June 2009 16 06. Major Facilities and Regional Initiatives 17 6.1. Western Trade Coast 17 6.2. Fremantle Ports 19 6.3. Jandakot Airport 20 6.4. HMAS Stirling Naval Base 20 6.5. Murdoch Activity Centre 21 6.6. Cockburn Coast 21 6.7. Public Transport and Light Rail 22 6.8. Catalpa Coast Tourist Drive 23 6.9. The South West Corridor Development Foundation Inc (SWCDeF) 23 07. The Environment 25 7.1. Environment 25 Key Statistical Information Supplement (enclosed) INFORMATION AT A GLANCE / EDITION 2011 2 01 MESSAGE FROM THE SOUTH WEST GROUP BOARD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1. Mayor Brad Pettitt (City of Fremantle) 5. Mayor Logan Howlett (City of Cockburn) 9. Neil Hartley (CEO Town of Kwinana) 2. Mayor Russell Aubrey (City of Melville) 6. Mayor Alan Ferris (Town of East Fremantle) 10. Andrew Hammond (CEO City of Rockingham) 3. Mayor Carol Adams (Town of Kwinana) 7. Graeme Mackenzie (CEO City of Fremantle) 11. Stephen Cain (CEO City of Cockburn) 4. Mayor Barry Sammels (City of Rockingham) 8. Shayne Silcox (CEO City of Melville) 12. Stuart Wearne (CEO Town of East Fremantle) The growth of the South Metropolitan Region has been dramatic over the past decade driven by the strong Western Australian economy and the demand for commodities flowing from the state’s linkages with the growing economies of China and India. The South Metropolitan Region contributes over $27 billion each year to the $184 billion Western Australian economy. The South Metropolitan Region enjoys a strong stable economy linked with a quality lifestyle offered by the wide range of living, working and leisure opportunities. The lifestyle is supported by quality recreation, education and cultural facilities that take advantage of the region’s natural and social attributes. The success of the region is based on its well educated, skilled population and the mix of high technology and world scale manufacturing industries supported by a strong service sector. The South Metropolitan Region is well positioned for continued strong growth and to benefit from the sustained investment in transport, manufacturing and health infrastructure in the next decade. This investment is not only in response to the sustained growth of the region but also based on the competitive advantages of the region. There are some challenges ahead in ensuring that our infrastructure investment accommodates further population growth and links people to emerging activity centres and employment areas. The South West Group Board welcomes you to consider joining us in discovering the attributes of Western Australia’s most productive and dynamic region. South West Group Board 3 SOUTH WEST GROUP www.southwestgroup.com.au 02 SOUTH METROPOLITAN REGION KEY INFORMATION Area 619.4 square kilometres (approximately 50 km long by an average 12km width) Location South Western Quarter of Metropolitan Perth bounded by the Canning River, Swan River, Fremantle Harbour, Cockburn Sound, Warnbro Sound and generally 2 km east of the Kwinana Freeway alignment. Economic Infrastructure Fremantle Port, Australian Marine Complex, Kwinana Industrial Area, HMAS Stirling, Jandakot Airport Current Population June 2010 363,066 (ABS 3218.0 2011) Population Growth 2005 to 2010 2.7% (ABS 3218.0 2011) Projected Population 2031 600,000 (Based on ABS and WAPC information) Participation Rate 69.1% (ABS 6291.0.55.001 August 2011) Employed 192,700 (ABS 6291.0.55.001 August 2011) Unemployment Rate 5.3% (ABS 6291.0.55.001 August 2011) Indigenous Population 1.4% (Census 2006) Overseas Born Population 31.5% (Census 2006) Personal Income $10,723 million (ATO 2008/09) Building Approvals $1,457 million (ABS July 2010 to June 2011) Registered Motor Vehicles 233,131 (ABS as at 31/3/2006) An overview of regional information is presented in this profile publication, with detailed statistics provided in the Key Statistical Information Supplement. INFORMATION AT A GLANCE / EDITION 2011 4 03 MEMBER COUNCIL ISSUES/CHALLENGES City of Cockburn The City of Cockburn is located 22 kilometres south of the Perth CBD and supports a rapidly growing community of approximately 90,000 people. Cockburn is well positioned to major employment areas such as the Cockburn Central, Jandakot Airport, Australian Marine Complex, Murdoch Activity Centre, Latitude 32 and the Kwinana Industrial Area. Key challenges and opportunities for Cockburn’s future include the provision of transport infrastructure to support major developments including Cockburn Coast, Cockburn Central and emerging suburbs adjacent to the Kwinana Freeway. The road and public transport infrastructure has not been able to keep up with the growth, leading to traffic congestion and conflicts between freight travelling through the area to Kwinana and Fremantle and other road users. Town of East Fremantle The Town of East Fremantle is located a few kilometres from the mouth of the Swan River and about 15 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD. With a relatively high socio-economic profile amongst its 7,000 residents, the Town’s character is strongly influenced by heritage, particularly the George Street precinct, and the Swan River which runs along its western and northern boundaries. Future proposals for rationalisation and/or redevelopment of the key Defence facility at Leeuwin Barracks and the East Fremantle Football Oval provides the opportunity for the establishment of quality residential developments and community facilities that take advantage of these strategic locations. The upgrading of major connecting transport links involving Canning Highway, High Street and Stirling Highway will have implications for the Town and the movement of freight and people. City of Fremantle The City of Fremantle has played an influential role in the development of the State and a long history steeped in heritage and culture. Located 18 kilometres from the Perth CBD, and in the past referred to as “Perth’s second city”, Fremantle is a central precinct connecting the northern and southern suburbs. Home to the Fremantle Inner Harbour, the State’s fishing fleet, cosmopolitan café strip lifestyle and some of the oldest buildings in WA, Fremantle has attracted a diverse mix of residents and businesses. The city is embarking on a major redevelopment of its city centre and adjacent areas through an ambitious plan that will see the population increase by 10,000 to around 40,000 over the next decade. The city centre redevelopment plan relies upon upgrading of major transport and freight corridors. This includes proposals for light rail connecting Fremantle to Cockburn Coast to the south and other centres that aim to further strengthen its links to surrounding areas and providing opportunities for urban consolidation.