SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 19 19.1 INTRODUCTION 19.2 AssESSMENT METHODS Roxby Downs has an estimated residential population of The methods used to assess the social impacts of the proposed approximately 4,500 people, and has developed primarily to expansion involved desktop research, including a review of service the Olympic Dam mine. Roxby Downs has approximately the literature, a survey of government service providers, the 1,400 residential properties, two caravan parks, a commercial analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, and encompassed centre, light and heavy industrial areas, a variety of community the following activities: and recreational facilities, and an airport. An administrator • profiling the existing social environment to establish appointed by the South Australian Government exercises the baseline social conditions powers and functions of the Roxby Downs Council and is • conducting social research and benchmarking to identify advised by the Roxby Downs Community Board. potential impacts • consulting with members of the public and stakeholder The communities close to the infrastructure and transport groups to identify potential issues corridors include Andamooka, Woomera, Marree, Point Lowly, Port Augusta, Whyalla and small settlements to the north. • undertaking an impact and risk assessment and identifying 19 These communities vary widely in terms of population, management measures. demography, industry and employment, housing and services. The social impact method was adapted from the principles Chapter 5, Description of the Proposed Expansion, identified and guidelines of the International Association for Impact the workforce requirements during the construction and Assessment (Vanclay 2003) and the International Finance operation of the proposed project and its supporting Corporation (2003). The literature reviewed as part of the accommodation, services and infrastructure. This chapter: social impact assessment is referenced where appropriate • describes the existing demography, character and services in throughout the chapter. Roxby Downs, nearby townships and relevant regional areas 19.2.1 PROFILING THE EXISTING SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT • sets out how the project has been designed and developed to meet social planning directives, in particular, through the A profile of the existing social environment was prepared to Roxby Downs Draft Master Plan establish baseline conditions. This involved: • presents the findings of a social impact assessment and • analysing data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics canvasses management measures to maximise potential (ABS) (see Appendix Q1), including the 2001 and 2006 benefits and minimise potential impacts, with particular Census of Population and Housing (ABS 2002, 2003a, reference to issues of community concern, including: 2003b, 2006, 2007a, 2007b, 2007c, 2007d, 2007e, 2007f, 2007g and 2007h) − employment and business opportunities • reviewing information and statistics from government − crime and anti-social behaviour departments and other sources, including the Department of − housing supply and affordability Health (2008), the Department for Families and Communities − social services and facilities (2008), the Office of Crime Statistics and Research (2007 − social character, well-being and amenity and 2008), the Public Health Information Development Unit (2006 and 2008) and the State Valuation Office (2008) − access and disturbance. (see Appendices Q2, Q3 and Q4) Olympic Dam Expansion Draft Environmental Impact Statement 2009 577 • a survey and audit of existing social services and 19.2.3 CONSULTATION infrastructure More than 8,300 members of the public and over 170 • reviewing community plans and reports, including the stakeholder groups were consulted in South Australia and the Roxby Downs ‘2007/08 Annual Business Plan and Budget’ Northern Territory to identify potential impacts and issues (Roxby Downs Council 2007), ‘2006 Annual Report on (see Chapter 7, Stakeholder Consultation and Engagement). the Roxby Downs Community Plan’ (Roxby Downs Community This included consultation with: Board 2006), ‘Roxby Downs Community Plan’ (Roxby Downs • current Olympic Dam employees and contractors in Community Board 2005), ‘Listening to Roxby’ survey Roxby Downs and Adelaide (Steer et al. 2001), ‘Master Plan Consultation Report’ • community members in Roxby Downs, Andamooka, (Arup HLA 2006), ‘Community Perceptions Survey Report Woomera, Point Lowly, Port Augusta, Whyalla, Port Pirie, to Olympic Dam’ (University of Queensland Social Marree, William Creek, Eyre Peninsula, Port Lincoln Research Centre and Adelaide and Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining 2007) and information from the Outback Areas Community • pastoralists Development Trust • staff and members of Arid Recovery • mapping community and governance structures. • the Roxby Downs Council administrator and state government agencies, including the Social Impact Township Working Group (consisting of senior representatives from 19.2.2 SOCIAL RESEARCH AND BENCHMARKING state government service providers and planning agencies, Social research and benchmarking was undertaken to identify BHP Billiton and the Roxby Downs administrator) potential impacts. This included studies on: • local and regional service providers • demographics (undertaken by Planning Futures Pty Ltd) • non-government organisations and interest groups (see Appendix Q1) • industry and business • housing costs (see Appendices Q2 and Q6) • members of the general public. • health indicators (see Appendix Q3) • crime and safety (see Appendix Q4) 19.2.4 IMPACT AND RISK AssEssMENT • social services and facilities (including a survey of expansion requirements undertaken by Janet Gould and Associates in The assessment of impacts and risks for the proposed 2006 and updated in 2008) (see Appendices Q5 and Q6) expansion has been undertaken as two separate, but related, processes (see Section 1.6.2 of Chapter 1, Introduction, and • living costs (see Appendix Q6) Figure 1.11). • labour force outlook (undertaken for the proposed expansion by the National Institute of Labour Studies; Impacts and benefits are the consequence of a known event. namely Lowry, Molloy and Tan in 2006 and again by They are described in this chapter and categorised as high, Molloy and Tan in 2008) moderate, low or negligible in accordance with the criteria • employment and training initiatives (see Appendix Q7) presented in Table 1.3 (Chapter 1, Introduction). • business implications and opportunities, including the ability of South Australian businesses to tender for future Risk assessments describe and categorise the likelihood and work on the proposed expansion consequence of an unplanned event. These are presented in Chapter 26, Hazard and Risk. • the social impacts and lessons learnt from other major mining projects and developments (see Appendix Q8), including Pilbara iron ore in Western Australia, Bowen Basin 19.3 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT coal in Queensland, Alberta oil sands and Diavik diamonds The profile of the existing social environment focuses on local in Canada, and Escondida copper in Chile townships (Roxby Downs, Andamooka, Woomera and outlying • transport, energy and water infrastructure (including a settlements) and communities in the Upper Spencer Gulf traffic impact assessment undertaken by Arup in 2008, and northern region of South Australia (see Figure 19.1). see Appendix Q9) Varying levels of detail on townships and regions is provided, • social indicators (Appendix Q10) depending on the availability of statistical information and its relevance to assessing potential social impacts in those • other developments in the region of Olympic Dam. communities. Information on the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of these townships and the northern region is based largely on data from the ABS. Further detail on the economic environment is provided in Chapter 21, Economic Assessment. 578 Olympic Dam Expansion Draft Environmental Impact Statement 2009 Olympic Dam Expansion Draft Environmental ImpactStatement 2009 Environmental Olympic Dam ExpansionDraft Mungeranie to Innamincka to Alice Springs to Oodnadatta Moomba (87 km) (700 km) (195 km) Moomba Lake Roxby Downs Eyre North k Port Augusta ac Whyalla Tr William Creek k Port Pirie c O a r o ecki T Coober Pedy d n e el Adelaide l a l d i rz a v t s St ta d Tr ir ac k B Northern Statistical Division Marree EIS Study Area ne li to il de ra ai rack in s T Olympic Dam el n Inset orre rw T Village Ad Roxby Downs Da Lyndhurst Andamooka y Roxby Downs Leigh Creek Lake Wa Tarcoola Frome See inset pic Heavy Vehicle Ad elaide to Bypass Pert ym h rail line Olympic Ol Way Axehead Lake Woomera Flinders Road Torrens Opal Road Pimba Ranges St Andamooka ua Road Lake rt Roxby Gairdner Hi ghw Downs ay Hawker Olympic ay Way Quorn ghw Hi Ey Port Augusta rrier re High Prin Ba Hi ghw Existing Olympic Dam ce ay wa Special Mining Lease s y Whyalla Existing Roxby Point Lowly Downs Municipality Land not within a council Port Pirie 012 National highway km area (Far North) Existing Olympic Dam Special Mining Lease to Port Lincoln to Adelaide Existing Roxby Downs Municipality (267 km) (223 km) 020406080100 EIS Study Area km 579 Figure 19.1 Townships and major roads in northern South Australia 19 19.3.1 OVERVIEW Roxby Downs has a number of distinct characteristics Roxby Downs compared to other South Australian towns, including its municipal governance by an administrator, young age profile, Roxby Downs is the largest town in South Australia, north