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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

QUESTION ON NOTICE - 5 DECEMBER 1989 - NO 74

Gungahlin Work Force

On Tuesday, 5 December 1989, MR WOOD asked the then Minister for Industry, Employment and Education, MR WHALAN

(1) WHAT WORKFORCE IS PROPOSED FOR GUNGAHLIN WHEN THE CENTRE

IS FULLY DEVELOPED

(2) WILL THIS WORKFORCE BE PREDOMINANTLY OFFICE BASED

(3) WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE WORKFORCE IS EXPECTED TO LIVE IN GUNGAHLIN

(4) AS THE WORKFORCE GROWS, HOW WILL PROVISION OF OFFICE

ACCOMMODATION BE STAGED

(5) UNDER EXISTING PLANS, WHAT WORKFORCE IN (A) OFFICE ACCOMMODATION AND (B) TOTAL, IS PROPOSED FOR THE TOWN CENTRES OF TUGGERANONG AND BELCONNEN.

RESPONSE:

Mr Kaine:

AS THE MINISTER NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR LAND AND DEVELOPMENT, I

HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO RESPOND TO MR WOODS QUESTIONS.

(1) IT IS LIKELY THAT THE TOTAL WORKFORCE FOR GUNGAHLIN AND

RELATED AREAS WILL BE IN THE ORDER OF 16,000 TO 21,000,

MADE UP AS FOLLOWS -

THE METROPOLITAN POLICY PLAN OF 1984 INDICATED AN

INTENDED EMPLOYMENT LEVEL FOR THE TOWN CENTRE OF

BETWEEN 7,000 AND 12,000.

THE RECENT GUNGAHLIN EXTERNAL TRAVEL STUDY NARROWED

THIS ESTIMATE TO A MEDIUM-SIZED TOWN CENTRE EMPLOYING

8,000 TO 9,000 PEOPLE.

EMPLOYMENT GENERATED FROM PERIPHERAL AREAS, SUCH AS

GROUP AND LOCAL CENTRES, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY FACILITIES

AND HOME OFFICES IS ESTIMATED TO GENERATE ANOTHER

5,000 JOBS BASED ON A PROJECTED LONG-TERM GUNGAHLIN

POPULATION OF 85,000.

MITCHELL WILL PROVIDE THE SINGLE MOST SIGNIFICANT AREA OF EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE THE TOWN CENTRE, WITH AN ULTIMATE ESTIMATED EMPLOYMENT BASE OF BETWEEN 3,000 AND 4,000 PEOPLE.

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