1、Economic and social value of Australia Post in regional, rural and remote communities Australia Post 2020 Proposal title goes here | Section title goes here 03 Proposal title goes here | Section title goes here 04 Contents Executive summary 07 1 Introduction 13 2 What makes a thriving community in r
2、egional, rural and remote Australia? 17 2.1 Aspirations of regional, rural and remote communities 18 2.2 Understanding diversity between regional, rural and remote communities 20 2.3 Overview of drivers of regional viability and success 26 2.4 Australia Posts role in enabling thriving communities 28
3、 3 Australia Posts role supporting regional, rural and remote economies 31 3.1 Facilitating economic activity in local communities 32 3.2 Contribution to Gross Regional Product and employment 37 3.3 Additional economic value to regional, rural and remote consumers 41 4 Australia Posts social contrib
4、ution to regional, rural and remote communities 43 4.1 Accessing services in regional, rural and remote areas 44 4.2 Australia Post as a trusted organisation in local communities 47 4.3 The role of Australia Post in supporting vulnerable cohorts 48 4.4 Broadersocialroleofpostofficesinregional,rurala
5、ndremotecommunities52 5 Changingroleofpostofficesinregional,ruralandremotecommunities56 Appendices 59 Appendix A: Survey methodology 60 Appendix B: Economic contribution modelling methodology 63 Limitationofourwork67 Generaluserestriction67 Ourpeople68 Endnotes69 05 Economic and social value of Aust
6、ralia Post in regional, rural and remote communities Key findings Economic and social value of Australia Post in regional, rural and remote communities Postofficeactivity Australia Post has over 2,500 postofficesacrossRegional and Remote Australia 1/3rd of Australia Posts total financialtransactions