Browse LNG Precinct ©WOODSIDE Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct Strategic Assessment Report (Draft for Public Review) December 2010 Appendix D-1 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT VOLUME 1: Scope and Profile Government of Western Australia Department of State Development Browse LNG Precinct Strategic Social Impact Assessment Volume I: Scope and Profile August 2009 (updated December 2009) VOLUME 1 Contents Lists of Tables, Figures and Acronyms ......................................................................................... 5 List of Figures ............................................................................................................................. 5 List of Tables ............................................................................................................................... 6 List of Acronyms ......................................................................................................................... 8 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 9 The Social Impact Assessment Overview .................................................................................. 9 Volume I: Social Impact Scoping and Profiling Report ............................................................. 9 Broome and the Kimberley: Population Now.............................................................. 10 Broome and the Kimberley: Population Projections .................................................. 10 The Population Characteristics ................................................................................... 10 Broome and the Kimberley: Employment Now .......................................................... 11 Anticipated BLNG Employment ...................................................................................11 Potential Community Impacts .....................................................................................11 Volume II: BLNG Assessment of Impacts and Specialist Studies .......................................... 11 Volume III: BLNG Social Impact Assessment Management Plan .......................................... 12 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 12 2. Social Impact Assessment ..................................................................................................... 13 2.1. Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 13 2.2. Impact Areas ...................................................................................................................... 13 2.2.1. Primary Impact Area .......................................................................................... 13 2.2.2. Secondary Impact Area ...................................................................................... 14 2.3. BLNG Impact Assessment Variables.................................................................... 14 2.3.1. Population Impacts ............................................................................................ 14 2.3.2. Community Impacts ........................................................................................... 14 2.4. SIA Process .......................................................................................................................... 15 2.4.1. Scope of the Social Impact Assessment ........................................................... 15 2.4.2. Assessment of Impacts ......................................................................................15 2.4.3. Specialist Studies ............................................................................................... 15 2.5. SIA Coordination and Management ..................................................................................... 16 2.5.1. The Regional Impact Group ............................................................................... 16 2.5.2. Planning Context ................................................................................................ 16 2.5.3. Community Consultation ................................................................................... 16 3. LNG Precinct for Browse Basin Gas ....................................................................................... 17 3.1. The Browse Basin .............................................................................................................. 17 3.1.1. Current Browse Basin Gas Projects ..................................................................17 3.2. The Browse LNG Precinct Site Selection Process ........................................................... 18 3.2.1. The Precinct Site ................................................................................................ 19 4. The Project Description .......................................................................................................... 19 4.1. Precinct Development Scenarios ......................................................................................19 4.2. The LNG Precinct ............................................................................................................... 20 4.2.1. LNG Precinct Construction ................................................................................21 4.3. Supply Base ......................................................................................................................... 22 Browse LNG Precinct Strategic Social Impact Assessment Volume 1: Scope and Profile AUGUST 2009 1 4.3.1. Browse Basin Exploration Activity ..................................................................... 22 4.3.2. Production Supply Base ..................................................................................... 23 4.4. Workforce ............................................................................................................................ 23 4.4.1. Construction Workforce ..................................................................................... 23 4.4.2. Permanent Workforce ........................................................................................ 25 4.4.3. Construction and Operations Skills ...................................................................26 4.4.4. Local Employment ..............................................................................................26 5. Baseline Profile – Geography, History and Economics ...........................................................27 5.1. Geographical Location ....................................................................................................... 27 5.1.1. Kimberley Region ............................................................................................... 27 5.1.2. Broome and the Dampier Peninsula .................................................................28 5.2. Historical Context .............................................................................................................. 28 5.2.1. Kimberley Region ............................................................................................... 28 5.2.2. Broome and the Dampier Peninsula .................................................................28 5.3. Baseline Economic Profile ................................................................................................... 30 5.3.1. Contribution to the State Economy ....................................................................30 5.3.2. Retaining Economic Benefits for the Kimberley ...............................................30 5.3.3. Major Industries ................................................................................................. 30 5.3.4. Cost of Living ...................................................................................................... 32 5.4. Industry Development ........................................................................................................ 32 6. Population and Workforce ...................................................................................................... 33 6.1. Population Measurement Concepts and Relevance for the SIA ...................................... 33 6.1.1. Types of Population Data Used in the SIA ......................................................... 33 6.1.2. Population Undercount and Implications for the Baseline Profile ...................34 6.2. Resident Population Numbers and Historical Trends ..................................................... 35 6.2.1. Kimberley Region ............................................................................................... 35 6.2.2. Settlement Pattern .............................................................................................39 6.3. Population Mobility ............................................................................................................ 39 6.3.1. Understanding ‘Usual Residence’ in the Kimberley ......................................... 39 6.3.2. Visitors and the Service Population ...................................................................40 6.3.3. Internal Migration ...............................................................................................43 6.4. Population Projections ...................................................................................................... 45 6.4.1. Scenario 1: WA Tomorrow ..................................................................................45