Community Infrastructure Plan Delivering on the Strategic Community Infrastructure Framework 2018 Contents Contents ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 1. Growth and change ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Context ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Housing growth ................................................................................................................................... 8 Business growth .................................................................................................................................. 9 Drivers of community needs ............................................................................................................... 9 Responding to needs......................................................................................................................... 10 2. Service catchments and neighbourhoods .................................................................................................... 11 3. Community needs ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Common to all age groups .................................................................................................... 13 3.1.1. Arts and culture................................................................................................................. 13 3.1.1. Flexible multi-purpose community space ......................................................................... 15 3.1.1. Libraries ............................................................................................................................. 16 3.1.1. Neighbourhood Houses .................................................................................................... 17 3.1.2. Public space ....................................................................................................................... 18 3.1.3. Open space ........................................................................................................................ 19 3.1.4. Recreation and leisure ...................................................................................................... 20 Target populations ................................................................................................................ 22 3.2.1. Family services .................................................................................................................. 22 3.2.2. Early years ......................................................................................................................... 24 3.2.3. Middle years and young people ........................................................................................ 26 3.2.4. Older persons .................................................................................................................... 27 3.2.1. People with disability ........................................................................................................ 29 4. Neighbourhoods profiles ............................................................................................................................. 31 Richmond South ................................................................................................................................ 32 Central Richmond ............................................................................................................................. 35 North Richmond ................................................................................................................................ 38 Abbotsford ........................................................................................................................................ 42 Collingwood ...................................................................................................................................... 46 Fitzroy ............................................................................................................................................... 49 Carlton North – Princes Hill ............................................................................................................... 53 Fitzroy North ..................................................................................................................................... 56 Clifton Hill .......................................................................................................................................... 60 Strategic Community Infrastructure Framework - Community Infrastructure Plan 2 Fairfield – Alphington ........................................................................................................................ 63 5. Opportunities to respond to likely needs and gaps ..................................................................................... 67 Building infrastructure opportunities ................................................................................... 68 Operational and advocacy opportunities ............................................................................. 72 Glossary of key terms ........................................................................................................................................... 75 Table 1 Richmond South population forecast ...................................................................................... 33 Table 2 Central Richmond population forecasts ................................................................................... 36 Table 3 North Richmond population forecast ...................................................................................... 39 Table 4 Abbotsford population forecasts ............................................................................................. 43 Table 5 Collingwood population forecasts ........................................................................................... 47 Table 6 Fitzroy population forecasts ..................................................................................................... 50 Table 7 Carlton North - Princes Hill population forecasts .................................................................... 54 Table 8 Fitzroy North population forecasts .......................................................................................... 57 Table 9 Clifton Hill population forecasts ............................................................................................... 61 Table 10 Fairfield - Alphington population forecasts............................................................................ 65 Table 11 Building infrastructure opportunities .................................................................................... 68 Table 12 Operational and Advocacy opportunities .............................................................................. 72 Figure 1 Yarra neighbourhoods............................................................................................................... 6 Figure 2 Inputs into determining needs and infrastructure responses ................................................ 11 Figure 3 Fitzroy Library user catchment……. ......................................................................................... 11 Figure 4 Richmond Library user catchment .......................................................................................... 13 Figure 5 Richmond South neighbourhood ............................................................................................ 32 Figure 6 Central Richmond neighbourhood .......................................................................................... 35 Figure 7 North Richmond neighbourhood ............................................................................................ 38 Figure 8 Abbotsford neighbourhood .................................................................................................... 42 Figure 9 Collingwood neighbourhood .................................................................................................. 46 Figure 10 Fitzroy neighbourhood .......................................................................................................... 49 Figure 11 Carlton North - Princes Hill neighbourhood ......................................................................... 53 Figure 12 Fitzroy North neighbourhood ............................................................................................... 56 Figure 13 Clifton Hill Neighbourhood ................................................................................................... 60 Figure 14 Fairfield - Alphington neighbourhood................................................................................... 63 Document author Name Emily Woodin Position Coordinator Community Infrastructure Planning Branch Corporate Planning and Performance Email [email protected] Phone 03 9205 5230 Strategic Community Infrastructure Framework