Community Needs Assessment - Hawkesbury City Council
Community Needs Assessment - Hawkesbury City Council
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 />
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