Liverpool City Council University of Western SydneyAustralian Expert Group In Industry Studies (AEGIS) : Liverpool City Council University of Western Sydney Australian Expert Group In Industry Studies (AEGIS) Outer Western Sydney Innovation Survey launch


Liverpool City Council : Liverpool City Council Bruce MacDonnell Acting Manager, Economic & Employment Development


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Slide4: The Case for Liverpool The capital of South Western Sydney Strong local leadership Young and central to NSW’s fastest growing region Location: M5, M7, Metro Rail Links, Transitway Accessible to Australia’s global gateways Cost competitiveness - land, office rent, transport, labour A young skilled workforce (average age 44)


South West Sydney : South West Sydney Population: from 750,000 to 1 million Rapid improvements in education outcomes Concentration of advanced manufacturing Innovative employment centres A transport and logistics hub Outstanding infrastructure (soft and hard) High demand for housing and services


Liverpool: Liverpool Population from 168,000 (2005) to 242,100 by 2026 (increase of 1.7%, Sydney 0.8% pa) Growing labour force (83,574) Unemployment rate of 5.0% (NSW 5.3% and Australia 5.4%) Building approvals down for the June Qtr by 40.5% (offset by increase in value of approvals) Median House Price $410,000 (above average for NSW) Median Unit Price up by 8.8% (above average)


Industry Structure: Industry Structure Approximately 16,000 businesses 93% can be classed as SME’s Major Industries Construction 27% Property and Business Services 19% Retail 11% Manufacturing 9% Transport and Storage 9%


Slide8: Liverpool’s challenges Matching population growth with job growth Increasing business investment From local to metropolitan responsibilities (Metropolitan Strategy and Centres Policy) A learning community A dynamic and innovative CBD Increasing employment lands Integrated transport network


Liverpool’s Economic Development Statement: Liverpool’s Economic Development Statement Grow existing businesses Attract new businesses and investment Improve continuous learning


 University of Western SydneyAustralian Expert Group In Industry Studies (AEGIS) : Dr. Cristina Martinez Senior Research Fellow University of Western Sydney Australian Expert Group In Industry Studies (AEGIS)


Slide11: Innovation in South West Sydney


Thinking about innovation: Thinking about innovation Innovation and economic development Knowledge-based economy Defining innovation


Innovation is : Innovation is New product or service or, new organisational or managerial process or practice or, new operational process with economic value


Proportion of businesses innovating2001-2003 types of innovation, by employment size: Proportion of businesses innovating 2001-2003 types of innovation, by employment size Source: ABS 2003 Innovation in Australian Business


Proportion of businesses innovating by industry 2001-2003: Proportion of businesses innovating by industry 2001-2003 Source: ABS 2003 Innovation in Australian Business


Slide16: South West Sydney Liverpool Campbelltown Camden Penrith Baulkham Hills Hawkesbury Blacktown Sydney CBD Wollondilly Sydney CBD


Industrial structure: Industrial structure Top industries (by employment) Manufacturing (18.1%) Retail trade (17.6%) Health & Community services (11.0%) Education (9.3%) Property & Business services (7.5%) Wholesale trade (5.3%)


Occupational structure: Occupational structure


Reichian occupational breakdown: Reichian occupational breakdown


Participation in Education: Participation in Education Metropolitan Sydney NSW


Educational qualifications: Educational qualifications


Jobs growth: Jobs growth 1991-2001 South West Sydney jobs growth 26,638 net new jobs Growth rate of 3.5% per annum Metro Sydney jobs growth rate 4.9%


Slide23: Sydney Metropolitan area Liverpool Campbelltown Camden Penrith Baulkham Hills Hawkesbury Blacktown Sydney CBD Wollondilly Income growth 1991-2001 Shown in $2002-03 Source: BTRE Taxable income database 15.5% 9.9% 16.0% 13.9% Sydney Metro area 27.9% SWS average 13.8%


Conclusions: Conclusions Innovation key to economic development Non R&D factor more important in innovative activity Available proxies for understanding innovation in SWS give a mixed picture Importance of Outer Western Sydney Innovation Survey


Survey: Survey Covers four broad areas: Business demographics Innovations Knowledge sources and inputs Collaboration and networks


Slide26: Questions