SYDENHAM TO BANKSTOWN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT > Technical Paper 5 - Social impact assessment Transport for NSW Sydney Metro City & Southwest Sydenham to Bankstown upgrade Environmental Impact Statement Technical Paper 5 - Social Impact Assessment August 2017 Table of contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................ i 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 1 1.2 The project.......................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Purpose and scope of this report ............................................................................ 7 1.4 Secretary’s environmental assessment requirements................................................. 7 2. Assessment methodology............................................................................................... 9 2.1 Approach to the SIA ............................................................................................. 9 2.2 Steps in undertaking the SIA .................................................................................. 9 3. Existing environment ................................................................................................... 17 3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 17 3.2 Social context of LGAs within the study area .......................................................... 17 3.3 Suburbs in the study area .................................................................................... 26 4. Potential benefits and impacts of the project.................................................................... 81 4.1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 81 4.2 Employment and economic impacts and benefits .................................................... 81 4.3 Property impacts ................................................................................................ 84 4.4 Population and demographic impacts .................................................................... 86 4.5 Community values.............................................................................................. 86 4.6 Community infrastructure .................................................................................... 95 4.7 Cumulative impacts ...........................................................................................105 5. Recommended mitigation measures .............................................................................107 5.1 Overview .........................................................................................................107 5.2 Employment and business opportunities ...............................................................107 5.3 Property acquisition ...........................................................................................107 5.4 Community values and infrastructure ...................................................................108 6. Conclusion ................................................................................................................109 7. References ...............................................................................................................111 Table index Table 1-1 Secretary's environmental assessment requirements – socio-economic, land use and property .................................................................................................. 7 Table 2-1 Social study area including LGAs, suburbs and corresponding stations ...................... 10 Table 2-2 Social impact categories...................................................................................... 13 Table 2-3 Social impact assessment criteria ......................................................................... 14 Transport for NSW | Sydenham to Bankstown upgrade EIS – Social Impact Assessment | i Table 3-1 Demographic summary of LGAs within the study area ............................................. 19 Table 3-2 Community infrastructure in St Peters ................................................................... 27 Table 3-3 Community infrastructure in Tempe....................................................................... 30 Table 3-4 Community infrastructure in Sydenham ................................................................. 33 Table 3-5 Community infrastructure in Marrickville................................................................. 36 Table 3-6 Community infrastructure in Dulwich Hill ................................................................ 41 Table 3-7 Community infrastructure in Hurlstone Park............................................................ 44 Table 3-8 Community infrastructure in Canterbury ................................................................. 47 Table 3-9 Community facilities along the Earlwood Traction Power Supply................................ 50 Table 3-10 Community infrastructure in Campsie .................................................................... 53 Table 3-11 Community infrastructure in Belmore..................................................................... 57 Table 3-12 Community infrastructure in Lakemba ................................................................... 61 Table 3-13 Community infrastructure in Wiley Park ................................................................. 65 Table 3-14 Community infrastructure in Punchbowl ................................................................. 68 Table 3-15 Community infrastructure in Bankstown ................................................................. 72 Table 3-16 Community infrastructure in Yagoona .................................................................... 78 Table 4-1 Construction workforce by construction area .......................................................... 81 Table 4-2 Assessment of potential employment and economic impacts .................................... 83 Table 4-3 Properties required outside of the rail corridor......................................................... 85 Table 4-4 Assessment of potential property impacts .............................................................. 86 Table 4-5 Assessment of potential population and demographic impacts .................................. 86 Table 4-6 Areas predicted to experience most visual amenity changes ..................................... 88 Table 4-7 Assessment of potential impacts on community values ............................................ 94 Table 4-8 Impacts on community infrastructure ..................................................................... 96 Table 4-9 Assessment of potential impacts on community infrastructure ..................................103 Table 7-1 Former Marrickville and Inner West LGA community profile .....................................121 Table 7-2 Canterbury-Bankstown LGA community profile ......................................................122 Table 7-3 St Peters community profile ................................................................................123 Table 7-4 Tempe community profile ...................................................................................124 Table 7-5 Sydenham community profile ..............................................................................126 Table 7-6 Marrickville community profile .............................................................................127 Table 7-7 Dulwich Hill community profile .............................................................................128 Table 7-8 Hurlstone Park community profile ........................................................................129 Table 7-9 Canterbury community profile..............................................................................130 Table 7-10 Campsie community profile.................................................................................131 Table 7-11 Belmore community profile .................................................................................132 ii | Transport for NSW | Sydenham to Bankstown upgrade EIS – Social impact assessment Table 7-12 Lakemba community profile ................................................................................133 Table 7-13 Wiley Park community profile ..............................................................................134 Table 7-14 Punchbowl community profile..............................................................................135 Table 7-15 Bankstown community profile..............................................................................136 Table 7-16 Yagoona community profile.................................................................................137 Table 7-17 Birrong community profile ...................................................................................138 Figure index Figure 1-1 The Sydney Metro network .................................................................................... 3 Figure 1-2 Overview of the project ......................................................................................... 4 Figure 2-1 Social impact assessment study area ...................................................................