KI Traveller's Levy Economic Impact Assessment - Kangaroo Island ...
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Commercial-in-Confidence<br />
<strong>KI</strong> Traveller’s <strong>Levy</strong><br />
<strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong><br />
TABLE 1.1: POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF KANGAROO ISLAND<br />
Total<br />
Total on-island population 4,261<br />
Off-island ratepayers 2,000<br />
Total employed 2,119<br />
Employed full-time 1,168<br />
Employed part-time 777<br />
Employed other 174<br />
Unemployed 90<br />
Unemployment rate 4.1%<br />
Total labour force 2,209<br />
Source: Access <strong>Economic</strong>s based on ABS Census data<br />
More recent data published by the Bureau suggest that at June 30 2007, <strong>KI</strong>’s population had<br />
grown to 4,479 1 . Looking forward, the <strong>Island</strong>’s population is projected to increase by an<br />
average of 1.1% annually over the period to 2021 – approximately double the rate of<br />
population growth forecast for South Australia as a whole. 2 Growth of this magnitude will see<br />
the <strong>Island</strong>’s population reach around 5,400 in 2021.<br />
1.1.3 ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS<br />
Chart 1.1, below, shows the industry profile of <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Island</strong> – relative to that of the<br />
national economy – based on employment by industry. The standout industries for <strong>KI</strong> – both<br />
in absolute terms and relative to the Australian economy – are Agriculture, Forestry, and<br />
Fishing, which employs some 23% of the <strong>Island</strong>’s workforce (relative to 3% nationally) and<br />
Accommodation and Food Services, which employs some 13% of the <strong>Island</strong>’s workforce<br />
(compared with 6% nationally).<br />
Defining the proportion of the <strong>Island</strong>’s labour force which is employed in the tourism services<br />
sector is difficult to undertake with precision as the ‘tourism industry’ is defined not by the<br />
good or service produced, but by the person by whom it is consumed. As an indication, the<br />
2004 National Tourism Employment Atlas suggests that tourism accounts for around 14.5%<br />
of total employment on the <strong>Island</strong>. 3<br />
1 ABS Cat No. 3235.0<br />
2 South Australia Department of Planning and Local Government Population Projections Enquiry System,<br />
http://www.planning.sa.gov.au/index.cfmobjectid=1EAEEDC0-F203-0D46-ADDE3AB8A1CA2487<br />
3 Tourism Transport Forum, National Tourism Employment Atlas - 2004.<br />
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