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What binds us with common purpose
Rurality
(population density 0.9 people per hectare)- longer and more expensive access to services
Ageing population
(more than 30% of the population 65+ by 2043) - changing service demands, especially the provision of adult social care, and a squeezing of the available labour force.
Low levels of productivity
(approx. 25% lower than UK average) - impacted by older population, net out-commuting and the sector mix in the area
Low employment growth
(below national levels by 2031)- growth is concentrated in a few urban areas but very muted in the more rural areas.
Costly and challenging connectivity
(fewer than 40% of premises in Shropshire, Monmouthshire and Powys can access Gigabit infrastructure) - infrastructure is more costly and more challenging to deliver.
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