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10. Public Assets, Facilities and Infrastructure
10.1. Overview
The Study Area’s major
publicly
held assets include:
x
Public housing (10,544 state owned dwellings)
x
Hospitals (1)
x
Police Stations (5)
x
Schools (97
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x
Roads (Federal 42km, State 143km and local 1,588km)
x
Economic infrastructure (e.g Techport, South Australian Aquatic Sciences Centre)
x
Coastal assets, e.g. jetties, boat ramps, public tourism facilities
x
Council owned buildings and structures ($2.8 billion, including roads)
x
Waste facilities (33 facilities)
x
Water and sewerage infrastructure (1,695km water pipes, 1976km sewerage pipes)
x
Stormwater infrastructure and wetlands ($817 million)
Other assets such as electricity and gas infrastructure, freight rail, public shipping, and airports is owned
(or held under long term lease) by the private sector. These assets are described in Section 11.
10.2. Methodology
Councils and Government agencies were contacted to provide a detailed list of their built assets in the
Study Area. Details sought included:
x
Asset description (location, area, age)
x
Value
x
Insurance levels
x
Operational capacity
x
Current and future maintenance program + costs
x
Estimated value of asset
x
Valuer General valuations (site value, improved value)
x
Current usage (patrons, visitors, workforce)
Where information was unable able to be provided, other information sources were examined to find
relevant information. Available information about public assets has been mapped and included on
Figures 10.1 to 10.4
. Broad research has been undertaken to identify potential impacts of climate
change upon the listed assets.
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Excludes pre-school, care based institutions, non-school institutions, and tertiary campuses. Refer to Table 15.4
