What we want to see within ten years
Goal 5: Residents can engage in meaningful productive employment and strive for prosperity.
Goals are how the Shire has interpreted and grouped the things that the community wants everyone to work together to improve over the next ten years
Goal Outcomes:
- Attract businesses that create local employment🤑 - The Shire is business friendly and the Shire of choice for inward investment in the Kimberley
- Residents actively participate in the local economy🔨 - All residents who want to participate in the workforce and undertake business ventures
Goal background:
Income and jobs allow people to cover their basic needs and provide opportunities to fulfil personal wishes. They allow people to accumulate wealth, helping them to be more resistant in times of economic crisis.
in general, people aged 15 and over living in metropolitan (greater capital city) areas are more likely to be employed than people living outside these areas (ABS 2022b). This may be due to lower opportunities and access to work outside metropolitan areas and the smaller range of employment and career opportunities in these areas (ABS 2022b; NRHA 2013).
People living in rural and remote areas also generally have lower incomes but pay higher prices for goods and services (NRHA 2014). In 2017–18, Australians living outside capital cities had, on average, 19% less household income per week compared with those living in capital cities, and 30% less mean household net worth (ABS 2022b).
The more jobs available the more likely someone is to gain employment. Attracting investment and economic growth increases the number of job within the local economy.
Greater participation of residents in the workforce and engaging in business ventures reduces welfare dependance and the social issues in the Shire associated with welfare such as alcoholism, domestic violence etc.
Income and jobs allow people to cover their basic needs and provide opportunities to fulfil personal wishes. They allow people to accumulate wealth, helping them to be more resistant in times of economic crisis.
in general, people aged 15 and over living in metropolitan (greater capital city) areas are more likely to be employed than people living outside these areas (ABS 2022b). This may be due to lower opportunities and access to work outside metropolitan areas and the smaller range of employment and career opportunities in these areas (ABS 2022b; NRHA 2013).
People living in rural and remote areas also generally have lower incomes but pay higher prices for goods and services (NRHA 2014). In 2017–18, Australians living outside capital cities had, on average, 19% less household income per week compared with those living in capital cities, and 30% less mean household net worth (ABS 2022b).
The more jobs available the more likely someone is to gain employment. Attracting investment and economic growth increases the number of job within the local economy.
Greater participation of residents in the workforce and engaging in business ventures reduces welfare dependance and the social issues in the Shire associated with welfare such as alcoholism, domestic violence etc.
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What we will do
Shire's Role in achieving the Goal:
Create the conditions to attract investment and businesses that generate employment and benefit the community.
Create the conditions to attract investment and businesses that generate employment and benefit the community.
Developing strategies and the Shire's Response
Based on input and feedback from the community, available statistics and analysis by local and national agencies the following response have been identified as the best ways to achieve the community goal.
Based on input and feedback from the community, available statistics and analysis by local and national agencies the following response have been identified as the best ways to achieve the community goal.
Shire strategies in achieving the goal:
- The Shire will promote the Shire to attract investment and businesses to our Shire and support the retention and growth of local businesses that create local employment.
- The Shire will support greater participation of local residents especially Aboriginal people and people with disability or mental health condition in the workforce and to undertake business ventures.
Linking the Shire strategies to the goal outcomes:
5.1 Attract businesses that create local employment 🤑 |
To be business friendly and be the Shire of choice for inward investment in the Kimberley The Shire will promote the Shire to attract investment and businesses to our Shire and support the retention and growth of local businesses that create local employment. |
5.2 Residents actively participate in the local economy 🔨 |
Support greater participation of residents in the workforce and to undertake business ventures The Shire will support greater participation of local residents especially Aboriginal people and people with disability or mental health condition in the workforce and to undertake business ventures. |
What do you think the Shire should do?
Use the comment box below to tell us what you think the Shire's role should be in this space in the future
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Community comment
Our community’s aspirations:
- Business is attracted to the Shire, creating more local jobs.
- Ability to work - childcare, skills, training, employment opportunities
- Direct and targeted actions to change the fundamental situation
Community comment received:
Community Vision Survey
Community Vision Survey
