Supporting Indigenous participation in our construction projects

Monday 8 November 2021

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport is committed to supporting Indigenous participation in our construction projects.

Below are figures from Tranche 1 of works under the Road Safety Program.

Our results were very positive, with an overall result of 7.7% participation (surpassing the target of 5%).

Below is breakdown of participation rates achieved on each of the roads under Tranche 1.

Project Title	Indigenous Engagement  (% of employment hours)
Eyre Highway	10.1%
Horrocks Highway*	5.7%
Barrier Highway	32.0%
Stuart Highway*	7.7%
Riddoch Highway	11.4%
Upper Yorke Road	7.7%
Ngarkat Highway	1.6%
Tod Highway	15.1%
Birdseye Highway	10.6%
Minlaton Road	1.7%
Karoonda Highway	Not collected for Tranche 1
Playford Highway
Pages Flat Road
Average**	7.7%
IPP Target	5.7%

*Note multiple contracts.

**Average is average Indigenous employment hours across all contracts.