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by new business start ups in the Study Area. However, this is likely to occur within the context of
current industry trends. This will have consequences for:
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Land use supply, in particular the suitability of long term land reserves for employment
purposes as well as options for reusing existing employment lands for more intensive
employment or other purposes.
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Planning policy that facilitates business adaptation by supporting new business models,
processes, and technologies.
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Employment profile of the region and required skills and education programs to meet future
industry needs.
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The impacts of climate change upon regions lying outside of the Study Area can also have a
flow-on effect for industry and businesses located within the Study Area. For example, any
reductions in primary industry production and value adding activities could affect businesses
supplying goods and services, e.g bottling activities, freight transport, fuel, fertilisers, machinery.
It would be beneficial to map the region’s economic linkages with industry sectors outside of the
region that are vulnerable as well as well positioned (e.g. renewable energy) climate change.
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Tourism in the Study Area may be seasonally affected as a result of warmer summers and milder
winters, while tourism assets such as the Adelaide Airport, Adelaide Shores, and tourism
operations along the coast and around Port Adelaide could potentially be directly affected. Given
the importance of tourism to the Study Area, more research is required to forecast the magnitude
of potential impacts.
14.5. Summary
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Short term population projections expect Western Adelaide to reach a size of approximately
255,000 people by 2026. By 2040, this population is expected to be closer to 300,000. As the
population grows, the population is also expected to continue to grow older. There will also be
more ‘dependents’ for every person in the working age population.
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The rate of population growth and new dwelling construction is expected to be higher over the next
30 Years than has been experienced in recent times. The urban form in Western Adelaide is, and
will continue to change with an emphasis on increasing residential densities, especially close to
transport and services. Population and dwelling targets will be achieved through continued urban
infill across the region, as well as through significant urban development projects.
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The Study Area will continue to provide jobs to a large number of people living within and outside
the region. Economic infrastructure and large businesses are vitally important to communities
within and outside of the Study Area.
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Achieving a target of 40,500 net additional jobs over the next 30 years will require the development
of existing sites, as well as the revitalisation of existing industrial areas. Employment land supply
