Economic Participation

What will success look like?

  • economic activity rates for disadvantaged communities that are higher than in 2008 and closer to the regional average
  • a regional employment rate of 70 per cent for residents aged 16-74 and 80 per cent for working-age residents by 2031
  • a reduction in income inequality for those in work, with lower-quartile earnings at 60 per cent of regional average earnings
  • 95 per cent of adults with functional literacy and numeracy (basic skills) by 2020 and maintained to 2031
  • fewer inequalities in skills attainment and health between disadvantaged communities and the regional average
  • business start-up rates in disadvantaged communities that are higher than in 2008 and closer to the regional average.

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