National Urban Policy

Social

Environmental

Economic

Organisational

SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY Community of interest Similar characteristics of residents Communities of shared interests and facilities Newspaper circulation Government agency boundaries Commonwealth and State electoral boundaries Locality boundaries Sense of Place/Identity/Belonging Local context Regional context Demographic Trends Population forecasts Local context Key drivers of change Regional context Demographic composition Regional context

Appropriate planning for current and projected population characteristics and classification of high growth and low growth areas

History of the Area

Local Government

Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage and Disadvantage

Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage

Index of Economic Resources

Index of Education and Occupation

Armadale 966 986 1013 931 Kwinana 937 958 993 896 Mandurah 973 991 1019 928 Murray 955 984 1025 916 Rockingham 994 1014 1036 943 Serpentine Jarrahdale

1016 1048 1098 955

SEIFA Indexes

Similar characteristics of residents

Variable Armadale Kwinana Mandurah Murray Rockingham SJ Selected Characteristics Australian Citizenship

84.3%

78.7%

84.9%

86.4%

83.0%

87%

Indigenous Persons (comprises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)

2.8% 4.0% 1.5% 1.3% 1.4% 0.9%

Speaks English only 88.5% 83.0% 90.2% 91.0% 89.3% 92% Family Characteristics Couple family with children

44.2%

43.8%

35.6%

38.4%

45.9%

51.1%

Couple family without children

36.4% 37.0% 48.9% 49.6% 38.4% 38.1%

One parent families 18.0% 17.8% 14.6% 11.2% 14.7% 10.1% Other families 1.3% 1.4% 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 0.7% Income Median individual income ($/weekly)

$ 450

$ 434

$ 384

$ 381

$ 460

$ 508

Median household income ($/weekly)

$ 989 $ 891 $ 810 $ 872 $1,037 $1,233

Median family income ($/weekly)

$1,126 $1,053 $1,038 $1,058 $1,168 $1,334

Similar characteristics of residents

SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY Community of interest Similar characteristics of residents Communities of shared interests and facilities Newspaper circulation Government agency boundaries Commonwealth and State electoral boundaries Locality boundaries Sense of Place/Identity/Belonging Local context Regional context Demographic Trends Population forecasts Local context Key drivers of change Regional context Demographic composition Regional context

Appropriate planning for current and projected population characteristics and classification of high growth and low growth areas

History of the Area

Communities of shared interests and facilities

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Byford

Mundijong

Serpentine

Darling Downs

Jarrahdale

Keysbrook

Oakford

Cardup

Mardella

Average

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Res

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Percentage of Community Use

Armadale Byford Kwinana Mandurah

Perth Rockingham Serpentine Other

SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY Community of interest Similar characteristics of residents Communities of shared interests and facilities Newspaper circulation Government agency boundaries Commonwealth and State electoral boundaries Locality boundaries Sense of Place/Identity/Belonging Local context Regional context Demographic Trends Population forecasts Local context Key drivers of change Regional context Demographic composition Regional context

Appropriate planning for current and projected population characteristics and classification of high growth and low growth areas

History of the Area

Newspaper circulation

SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY Community of interest Similar characteristics of residents Communities of shared interests and facilities Newspaper circulation Government agency boundaries Commonwealth and State electoral boundaries Locality boundaries Sense of Place/Identity/Belonging Local context Regional context Demographic Trends Population forecasts Local context Key drivers of change Regional context Demographic composition Regional context

Appropriate planning for current and projected population characteristics and classification of high growth and low growth areas

History of the Area

PDC RDA

PHCC

DLG

DRD&L DS&R

LandCorp Police

DoH

DoHousing

DoP DoE

RLF Inc.

PCDG 5 LGAs PHCC PDC

Terms of Reference: Peel 2020 Strategic Plan

Rolling 10 Year Implementation Plan and Financial Plan Regional Priority Projects

Role Responsibility $s Timeframe

1 Old Mandurah Traffic Bridge

Lead Facilitation Advocacy

City of Mandurah PDC Shires of Murray, SJ and Boddington

$100 M Total = $10M Loan + $85M Fed Grant + $5M CLGF

2015

RDA

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

2 7* 11 3 1* 8 5 6* 9 10

14* 4 19 12 17 13 18 15 20 16*

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

RLF

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 City of Mandurah

Shire of Murray

Metropolitan Region Scheme

SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY Community of interest Similar characteristics of residents Communities of shared interests and facilities Newspaper circulation Government agency boundaries Commonwealth and State electoral boundaries Locality boundaries Sense of Place/Identity/Belonging Local context Regional context Demographic Trends Population forecasts Local context Key drivers of change Regional context Demographic composition Regional context

Appropriate planning for current and projected population characteristics and classification of high growth and low growth areas

History of the Area

Sense of Place – Identity -Belonging

• Eleventh fastest growing local government in Australia

• Fifth fastest growing in Western Australia • Current population 19,825 • Estimated population of 51,094 by 2031 • 5.5% average annual growth rate • 158% increase on current population

Migration - Armadale

Migration – Serpentine Jarrahdale

Demographic composition - Mandurah

Demographic composition -Kwinana

Demographic composition – Serpentine Jarrahdale

SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY Community of interest Similar characteristics of residents Communities of shared interests and facilities Newspaper circulation Government agency boundaries Commonwealth and State electoral boundaries Locality boundaries Sense of Place/Identity/Belonging Local context Regional context Demographic Trends Population forecasts Local context Key drivers of change Regional context Demographic composition Regional context

Appropriate planning for current and projected population characteristics and classification of high growth and low growth areas

History of the Area

ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY Economic factors

Regional context Regional vision Regional Cooperation Spatial context and hierarchy

Location of commercial and social infrastructure to create sustainable centres Local spatial context Employment

Regional context Current local economic context Future local economic and employment context Planning for economic growth Activity Centres Economic stimulation

Transport and Communication Regional context Neighbouring towns’ road and rail infrastructure \ Telecommunications infrastructure Port access Water infrastructure

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Regional Context Landscape Biodiversity Water Surface and Groundwater supplies Wetlands and Waterways Physical and Topographical Features Climate Change

Peel Harvey Catchment

Presenter

Presentation Notes

ORGANISATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY Effective delivery of local government services

Average residential rates per assessment Average rate increases Financial ratios Grants Measurement of performance Special circumstances

Matters affecting the viability of a local government Ability to attract and retain employees Additional revenue generating practices Best practice rate setting

$0$100$200$300$400$500$600$700$800

30000 35000 40000 45000 50000 55000 60000

Population Growth

Inc

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$M

Average

Mandurah

Financial Capacity – Funding Gap

Community Facilities and Services Plan to 2020 – Funding Gap

Presenter

Presentation Notes

• Second Place in 2011 International Liveable Communities Awards for the Shire’s Plan for the Future

• Category 1 rating and Best Practice Commendation for Strategic & Community Planning by Department of Local Government in 2010

• Committed Councillors

• Highly capable staff

• Working to deliver

Economies of scale

Municipality Population Representation Optimum Size

City of Auckland 1,460,000 1 mayor, 20 members of the governing body and 148 members of 21 local boards.

69,523

Vancouver 650,000 night 1,000,000 day

1 Mayor 10 councillors. 23 defined neighbourhoods.

28,260 - 43,478

Wiltshire Council 452,000 98 councillors with 10 councillor Cabinet as decision makers. 18 community area boards.

25,111

Swindon Borough Council

200,000 10 person Cabinet with 59 councillors. Seven geographic clusters.

28,571

Perth 2031 2,200,000 30 local governments 73,333 Perth 2056 3,500,000 30 local governments 116,666 1968 Local Government Assessment Committee

Optimum operation 75,000 to 125,000 Urban councils should have a minimum of 65,000 Developing urban councils should have a minimum of 40,000

1972 Local Government Boundaries Commission

Commission did not think municipalities should be too large Populations over 40,000 should be aimed at. Fringe municipalities such as Cockburn and Wanneroo would bear the brunt of expansion growth so no radical changes were required.

Serpentine Jarrahdale

Current 19,825 2024 population of 40,561 2031 population of 51,094

Precautionary Principle

Objective is more effective local government, Potential benefits are reduced or lost when the process is flawed There is little evidence that amalgamation will automatically yield substantial economies of scale

Various forms of consolidation have the capacity to yield economies of scope.

Efficiency gains can be achieved but are unlikely to produce reductions in local rates and charges Consolidation offers opportunities to achieve economies of scope or enhanced strategic capacity. This effect may well be the strongest in the case of amalgamation into relatively large units.

Too much attention is focused on the institutional arrangements rather than on the fundamental issue of the societal functions performed by local government and its changing role.

Precautionary Principle There are many disbenefits to consolidation – disruption, transition costs, weakening of local democracy, loss of local identity and employment – that need to weighed in any strategic approach to reform

One size does not fit all, form must follow function and objectives must be clear.

Consolidation almost always works best after extensive consultation with, and wherever possible with the imprimatur of, the local community.

In most cases the costs of change and dislocation were underestimated and too rarely factored into the cost-benefit equation. The “do nothing” costs also need to be carefully and openly examined.

Moves to consolidation should not be rushed. Time is needed to consult widely and properly consider all options and their implications. Appropriate expertise needs to be engaged. The additional expenditure and extended timeframe involved are likely to prove less costly than having to repair (or unwind) sub-optimal solutions.

Options

“State parliament and its attendant departments and agencies operate defacto as Perth’s metropolitan local government through the WA Planning Commission as

its principal agency.”

“Have taken over functions which in other states or countries fall within the province of local government”

“A metropolitan government would be an appropriate

model for resolving these deficiencies.”

Options Divide local governments into units between 25,000 to 100,000 dependent on an assessment of the social, economic and environmental cost-benefit (including transition costs) and an assessment of their organisational sustainability Define optimum economies of scale for State, Metropolitan and Local services both current and future. State – Only where optimum threshold is greater than Perth Metropolitan area; rail, hospitals Metro – COAG agenda, National Urban Policy, schools, police, fire and rescue, water, roads, waste management, natural resource management, climate change, housing, metropolitan and regional planning Local - town planning, building services, volunteer fire brigades, community services, cultural activities and events

Options

Improved Governance Remuneration for elected members

Mandatory training for elected members

Compulsory voting for local government elections