❓ Mr. Stephens asks about population growth estimates and infrastructure plans for Port Hedland due to resource exports. The government provides population projections, outlines planning strategies, and defers specific facility details to relevant ministers.
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(1) With plans advancing for significant additional iron ore and other resource exports through Port Hedland, what estimates have the State Government made of the likely population growth for the Town of Port Hedland for each of the next ten years?
(2) What steps are in place to provide for this significant rise in the population of the Town of Port Hedland?
(3) Specifically, what new and additional hospital, school and police facilities will be provided to the Town of Port Hedland to cater for this anticipated exponential growth?
(2) What steps are in place to provide for this significant rise in the population of the Town of Port Hedland?
(3) Specifically, what new and additional hospital, school and police facilities will be provided to the Town of Port Hedland to cater for this anticipated exponential growth?
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Answered
22 February 2010
Responded by
Minister for Planning
Response time
96 days
(1) The Department of Planning (DoP) prepares population projections for every local government area in Western Australia. The current projections, which are published in
Western Australia Tomorrow
(Western Australian Planning Commission 2005), are developed from historical trends of fertility, mortality and migration including knowledge of committed new resource projects.
Western Australia Tomorrow
projections for the Town of Port Hedland are detailed below:
2008- 13,900; 2009-14,200; 2010-14,300; 2011-14,500; 2012- 14,600; 2013-14,800; 2014-14,900; 2015-15,000; 2016-15,100; 2017-15,200; 2018-15,400; 2019-15,500.
The preliminary Estimated Resident Population from the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the Town of Port Hedland as at 30 June 2008 was 13,375 representing 525 short of the
WA Tomorrow
projection. (Source: ABS Cat. No. 3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2007/08 - released 23 April 2009).
However, the Government is now reviewing population projections across the Pilbara with a view to testing those projections against population figures that may be generated by projects, both announced and seriously promulgated, in the region.
(2) The Town of Port Hedland has a current local planning strategy that was adopted by the WAPC in September 2008. It identifies areas suitable for residential, industrial and commercial growth. LandCorp and other developers are actively pursuing some of the opportunities available.
The Hedland Land Rationalisation Study was completed in June 2009 and has identified 173ha of vacant public land potentially suitable for residential development.
The Pilbara Regional Planning Committee, established by the WAPC, held its inaugural meeting on 2 December 2009 in Port Hedland. One of the key tasks of this committee will be to address land and housing supply issues in Pilbara towns and to make recommendations to Government.
(3) Information regarding new and additional hospital, school and police facilities should be sought from the relevant Minister.
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Western Australia Tomorrow
(Western Australian Planning Commission 2005), are developed from historical trends of fertility, mortality and migration including knowledge of committed new resource projects.
Western Australia Tomorrow
projections for the Town of Port Hedland are detailed below:
2008- 13,900; 2009-14,200; 2010-14,300; 2011-14,500; 2012- 14,600; 2013-14,800; 2014-14,900; 2015-15,000; 2016-15,100; 2017-15,200; 2018-15,400; 2019-15,500.
The preliminary Estimated Resident Population from the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the Town of Port Hedland as at 30 June 2008 was 13,375 representing 525 short of the
WA Tomorrow
projection. (Source: ABS Cat. No. 3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2007/08 - released 23 April 2009).
However, the Government is now reviewing population projections across the Pilbara with a view to testing those projections against population figures that may be generated by projects, both announced and seriously promulgated, in the region.
(2) The Town of Port Hedland has a current local planning strategy that was adopted by the WAPC in September 2008. It identifies areas suitable for residential, industrial and commercial growth. LandCorp and other developers are actively pursuing some of the opportunities available.
The Hedland Land Rationalisation Study was completed in June 2009 and has identified 173ha of vacant public land potentially suitable for residential development.
The Pilbara Regional Planning Committee, established by the WAPC, held its inaugural meeting on 2 December 2009 in Port Hedland. One of the key tasks of this committee will be to address land and housing supply issues in Pilbara towns and to make recommendations to Government.
(3) Information regarding new and additional hospital, school and police facilities should be sought from the relevant Minister.
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