1. STATE OF REGIONAL AUSTRaLIA
MAV Inverloch June 2017

2. Foundations of Regional Australia

4. THE MISSING MIGRANTS (UPDATED)
2188
1 in 120
2 per day
440 per year

5. GETTING OLD, TIME TO BE BOLD.
Regional Victorians are 6 years older than Melbournites
Rural Victorians are 11 years older than Melbournites
7 rural LGAs have a median age of 50 or above, up from 2 in 2011 and 0 in 2006
But older Australians are working longer
We must keep them engaged in our local economies and have great services to keep them local!

6. Economic uncertainty

7. REGIONAL INCOMES ARE KEEPING PACE (GOOD NEWS UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE AUSSIE TRUMP)

8. BUT REGIONS NOT SECURING ENOUGH HIGH PAYING JOBS

9. MORE HIGH VALUE SERVICES JOBS IS CRUCIAL

10. NEW ECONOMY TWICE SIZE OF OLD IN REGIONAL CITIES

11. THE FUTURE
Regional city growth – ok, what is the plan to do better? (Hint: check out new RAI small cities reports) 2188 migrants – time to get proactive, how can we lead this locally? Ageing – are we managing new services demand and are we helping older people stay engaged in work? Services - is it easy to set up and employ in services in your LGA? What’s your plan for expanding services industries?

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