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Photo: Courtesy of Russell Morris. Winner Mayor’s Choice Award Pine Rivers Shire Art Awards 2003 PINE RIVERS SHIRE COUNCIL COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING PLAN (STAGE 1) June 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................. 6 1.2.1 Project Clarification and Establishment ........................................................................................... 6 1.2.2 Research and Analysis .................................................................................................................. 6 1.2.3 Consultations with Key Stakeholders .......................................................................................... 7 1.2.4 Review social plans and initiatives of other local government areas ........................................... 7 1.2.5 Prepare Written Report ................................................................................................................ 7 1.3 DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING PLANS ............................................................ 8 2. PROFILE OF PINE RIVERS .................................................................................................................. 9 2.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 9 2.2 POPULATION TRENDS ....................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.1 Growth in Population ................................................................................................................. 10 2.2.2 Age structure .............................................................................................................................. 11 2.2.3 Family Composition ................................................................................................................... 12 2.2.4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Persons .......................................................................... 13 2.2.5 Birthplace ................................................................................................................................... 13 2.3 HOUSING .......................................................................................................................................... 14 2.3.1 Dwelling Tenure ......................................................................................................................... 14 2.3.2 Dwelling Type............................................................................................................................. 14 2.3.3 Social Housing Stock .................................................................................................................. 15 2.3.4 Occupancy Rate .......................................................................................................................... 16 2.3.5 Housing Affordability ................................................................................................................. 16 2.3.6 Home Purchase Affordability ..................................................................................................... 16 2.3.7 Rent levels .................................................................................................................................. 16 2.3.8 Public Housing wait times .......................................................................................................... 16 2.3.9 Low-income households in unaffordable private rental ............................................................. 17 2.4 LABOUR FORCE STATUS .................................................................................................................. 17 2.4.1 Unemployment ............................................................................................................................ 17 2.4.2 Employment by Occupation ........................................................................................................ 18 2.4.3 Employment by Industry ............................................................................................................. 18 2.4.4 Educational Qualifications and Educational attainment ........................................................... 19 2.5 EMPLOYMENT INCOME AND INCOME SUPPORT RECIPIENTS ............................................................. 19 2.5.1 Household Income ...................................................................................................................... 19 2.6 DISTRICT CRIME ............................................................................................................................... 22 2.6.1 Offences Against Property .......................................................................................................... 23 2.6.2 Other Offences ............................................................................................................................ 24 2.6.3 Offences against the Person ....................................................................................................... 25 2.7 TRANSPORT...................................................................................................................................... 27 3. COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST ......................................................................................................... 28 3.1 SAMFORD VALLEY ........................................................................................................................... 28 3.2. CASHMERE AND JOYNER ................................................................................................................. 30 3.3 DAYBORO AND THE WEST................................................................................................................ 33 3.4 KALLANGUR, DAKABIN & MURRUMBA DOWNS............................................................................... 35 3.5 PETRIE ............................................................................................................................................. 37 3.6 BRAY PARK, LAWNTON AND STRATHPINE ....................................................................................... 39 3.7 HILLS DISTRICT & BUNYA ............................................................................................................... 41 3.8 ALBANY CREEK AND EATONS HILL.................................................................................................. 43 3.9 MANGO HILL AND GRIFFIN ............................................................................................................... 45 3.10 MT NEBO ......................................................................................................................................... 48 4. PROFILE OF CURRENT SERVICES AND RESPONSES ............................................................... 51 5. CONSULTATION INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 53 Real Options Consultancy Service Page 2. 5.1 TRANSPORT...................................................................................................................................... 53 5.2 YOUNG PEOPLE ................................................................................................................................ 53 5.3 OLDER PEOPLE ................................................................................................................................. 54 5.4 HOUSING .......................................................................................................................................... 54 5.5 HEALTH ........................................................................................................................................... 55 6. KEY SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY ISSUES ...................................................................................... 56 6.1 TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................................................ 56 6.2 OLDER PEOPLE ................................................................................................................................. 57 6.3 HEALTH ........................................................................................................................................... 57 6.4 YOUNG PEOPLE ................................................................................................................................ 58 6.5 HOUSING .......................................................................................................................................... 59 7. APPROACHES BY OTHER COUNCILS ........................................................................................... 61 7.1 COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING PLANS ........................................................................................ 61 7.2 AGEING POPULATION ....................................................................................................................... 61 7.3 YOUNG