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Commercial-in-Confidence KI Traveller’s Levy Impact Assessment TABLE 1.1: POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF KANGAROO ISLAND Total Total on-island population 4,261 Off-island ratepayers 2,000 Total employed 2,119 Employed full-time 1,168 Employed part-time 777 Employed other 174 Unemployed 90 Unemployment rate 4.1% Total labour force 2,209 Source: Access Economics based on ABS Census data More recent data published by the Bureau suggest that at June 30 2007, KI’s population had grown to 4,479 1 . Looking forward, the Island’s population is projected to increase by an average of 1.1% annually over the period to 2021 – approximately double the rate of population growth forecast for South Australia as a whole. 2 Growth of this magnitude will see the Island’s population reach around 5,400 in 2021. 1.1.3 ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS Chart 1.1, below, shows the industry profile of Kangaroo Island – relative to that of the national economy – based on employment by industry. The standout industries for KI – both in absolute terms and relative to the Australian economy – are Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing, which employs some 23% of the Island’s workforce (relative to 3% nationally) and Accommodation and Food Services, which employs some 13% of the Island’s workforce (compared with 6% nationally). Defining the proportion of the Island’s labour force which is employed in the tourism services sector is difficult to undertake with precision as the ‘tourism industry’ is defined not by the good or service produced, but by the person by whom it is consumed. As an indication, the 2004 National Tourism Employment Atlas suggests that tourism accounts for around 14.5% of total employment on the Island. 3 1 ABS Cat No. 3235.0 2 South Australia Department of Planning and Local Government Population Projections Enquiry System, http://www.planning.sa.gov.au/index.cfmobjectid=1EAEEDC0-F203-0D46-ADDE3AB8A1CA2487 3 Tourism Transport Forum, National Tourism Employment Atlas - 2004. 5
Commercial-in-Confidence KI Traveller’s Levy Impact Assessment CHART 1.1: KANGAROO ISLAND INDUSTRY PROFILE 25% 20% Kangaroo Island Australia 15% 10% 5% 0% Source: Access Economics 1.2 KI TOURISM INDUSTRY PROFILE Data collected as part of the Tourism Optimisation Management Model (TOMM) survey suggest that 175,000 persons visited Kangaroo Island in the 2007-08 financial year. Combined with average length of stay data from TRA, this implies that around 586,000 visitor nights were spent on the Island. Table 1.2 provides details of these visitors by visitor type, indicating that around 90% stayed at least one night on the Island. More than a quarter of visitors to the Island in 2007-08 were international tourists – a relatively high proportion in light of the fact that at the state level, international visitors represented only 2% of total visitors. Visitors from elsewhere in South Australia (i.e. intrastate travellers) made up the largest share of both visitor numbers and visitor nights on the Island. TABLE 1.2: KANGAROO ISLAND VISITATION, 2007-08 Visitors % of Visitors Visitor nights % of visitor nights Day Trip 16,657 10% - - Intrastate Overnight 60,297 34% 247,218 42% Interstate Overnight 52,363 30% 214,688 37% International Overnight 46,016 26% 124,243 21% Total 175,333 100% 586,149 100% Source: Access Economics estimates using TOMM and TRA data Visitors to the Island predominantly travel in groups. In 2007-08, TOMM data indicates that some 42% of visitors travelled with a partner and 49% with friends or family – shares which have been relatively consistent over proceeding years. 6
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