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Table of Contents
1.
Executive Summary
1
2.
Introduction
13
2.1.
Overview
13
2.2.
Planning for Climate Change and Resilience
16
3.
Methodology
18
3.1.
Defining Western Adelaide and Greater Adelaide
18
3.2.
Project Governance
18
3.3.
Data Gathering and Analysis
20
4.
Climate Change Projections
22
4.1.
Historical Climate of Western Adelaide
22
4.2.
Rainfall
24
4.3.
Temperature
29
4.4.
Wind
31
4.5.
Relative humidity
31
4.6.
Climate Change Analysis
31
4.7.
Summary
47
5.
Coastal Effects
49
5.1.
Review of Existing Research
49
5.2.
Coastal climate change
50
5.3.
Discussion
63
5.4.
Other considerations
64
5.5.
Summary
64
6.
Regional Profile
66
6.1.
Current Population and Age Structure
66
6.2.
Country of Birth and Indigenous Status
72
6.3.
English Proficiency and Languages Spoken at Home
75
6.4.
Motor Vehicle Ownership
79
6.5.
Educational Qualifications
80
6.6.
Employment Status and Labour Force Participation
83
6.7.
Household structure
85
6.8.
Housing Type and Tenure
89
6.9.
Age Care Places
97
6.10.
Household Incomes
98
6.11.
Age Pensioners and Income Support Recipients
100
