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Community Needs Assessment - Hawkesbury City Council

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TABLE 7 – SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT<br />

FACILITY<br />

TYPE<br />

SERVICE<br />

PROVISION<br />

EXISTING<br />

PROVISION<br />

PROPOSED<br />

DEVELOPMENT<br />

CUMULATIVE<br />

REQUIREMENT<br />

ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATION<br />

BENCHMARK<br />

(WITHIN 5KM)<br />

REQUIREMENT<br />

(2021)<br />

Childcare and<br />

Kindergartens<br />

Day care<br />

1:10,000<br />

people<br />

Pre-school<br />

1:4,000 to<br />

6,000 people<br />

14 0.98 5.85 There are currently 14 childcare facilities within 5km of the site.<br />

According to benchmarks the development could trigger the need for additional (0.98)<br />

childcare and kindergarten facilities in the area.<br />

The existing provision of 14 facilities within 5km will meet potential community need<br />

under cumulative population growth (5.85).<br />

It is anticipated that existing childcare facilities have capacity due to historical<br />

decrease in the number of children living in the area.<br />

Primary school<br />

Primary<br />

1:1,500 new<br />

dwellings<br />

The catchment for childcare services is expected to be smaller than for other<br />

services. The development will indirectly cater for childcare services through the<br />

provision of commercial space at the local centre which could be used by commercial<br />

childcare operators if demand arose.<br />

7 0.93 * There are currently seven primary schools within 5km of the proposed development.<br />

There is also a primary school in North Richmond with capacity.<br />

According to benchmarks the development could trigger the need for additional (0.93)<br />

primary school education in the area.<br />

Secondary<br />

schools<br />

Secondary<br />

1:4,500 new<br />

dwellings<br />

It is understood that there is sufficient capacity within existing primary schools in the<br />

area due to underlying demographic changes. Primary school enrolments have been<br />

falling for a number of years, and it is anticipated that the existing three primary<br />

schools within 2km of the site would have sufficient capacity to accommodate the<br />

proposed population.<br />

2 0.31 * There are currently two secondary schools within 2km of the development site.<br />

According to benchmarks the development would have minor impact on community<br />

need (0.31) for additional secondary school education, and would not create a<br />

32 NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND BENCHMARKING<br />

URBIS<br />

APPENDIX_O_COMMUNITY_NEEDS_ASSESSMENT

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