Economic Needs Analysis Report · MCU15/0122

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0     INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................ 1
  1.1       BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................ 1
  1.2       STUDY OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY ....................................................................... 1
  1.3       ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................... 2
2.0     THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................ 3
  2.1       THE SUBJECT SITE .................................................................................................... 3
  2.2       THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................... 4
  2.3       PLANNING CONTROLS ............................................................................................... 7
3.0     THE COMPETITIVE NETWORK .......................................................................................... 9
  3.1       EXISTING CENTRES NETWORK ..................................................................................... 9
  3.2       MEDICAL CENTRES AND SERVICES .............................................................................. 12
  3.3       PROPOSED AND APPROVED FACILITIES ........................................................................ 15
4.0     TRADE AREA ANALYSIS ................................................................................................ 16
  4.1       TRADE AREA DEFINITION ......................................................................................... 16
  4.2       POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD GROWTH ..................................................................... 17
  4.3       DEMOGRAPHIC & SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ................................................... 18
  4.4       IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ......................................................... 20
5.0     MEDICAL SERVICES DEMAND ANALYSIS ........................................................................... 21
  5.1       MEDICAL TRENDS ................................................................................................. 21
  5.2       THE AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL WORKFORCE ..................................................................... 22
  5.3       DEMAND FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT................................................................ 24
6.0     ASSESSMENT OF NEED ................................................................................................. 26
7.0     IMPACT ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................. 28
8.0     CONCLUDING COMMENTS ............................................................................................ 32
REFERENCES ................................................................................................................... 33
APPENDIX 1 – SPECIALIST HEALTH WORKFORCE .......................................................................... 34




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