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Figure 14.6: Projected Changes to Dependency Ratios across the Adelaide Statistical Division
Data Source: ABS Population Projections, Australia, 2006 to 2101(Catalogue No 3222.0) and DPLG 2026 Population Projections (prepared in 2011).
14.3. A Changing Urban Form
In the context of ongoing population growth, the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated
with transport and urban development, promoting healthy communities and fostering vibrant and efficient
economies, the State Government has embarked upon the process of changing the urban form of
metropolitan Adelaide into the future. The State Government’s
30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide
(the 30
Year Plan) was developed to provide spatial directions for the State Strategic Plan targets regarding
population growth, expanded employment, and growing the city upwards, not outwards. The 30 Year
Plan emphasises the need to position the Greater Adelaide region to adapt to likely impacts of climate
change as well as curbing the growth of greenhouse gas emissions.
At its core, it proposes a shift in new dwelling supply, away from a high level of reliance on broad-acre
greenfield sites on the urban fringe and towards a greater reliance on urban infill, particularly along public
transport corridors.
Being well serviced by bus services and sitting astride the Outer Harbor rail corridor, the Study Area is
squarely in the sights of the 30 Year Plan. West Torrens in particular is served by frequent bus
connections to the Adelaide Central Business District, and urban intensification is being driven by the
Inner Rim Structure Plan and Council planning projects such as its Housing Diversity DPA and Structure
Planning for the Henley Beach Road and Sir Donald Bradman Drive corridors.
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