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Outer Western Sydney
Innovation Survey launch
Liverpool City Council
University of Western Sydney
Australian Expert Group In Industry Studies (AEGIS)
Bruce MacDonnell
Acting Manager, Economic & Employment
Development
Liverpool City Council
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The Case for Liverpool
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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
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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
• 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
• 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%
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
• Grow existing businesses
• Attract new businesses and investment
• Improve continuous learning
Dr. Cristina Martinez
Senior Research Fellow
University of Western Sydney
Australian Expert Group In Industry Studies (AEGIS)
Innovation in
South West Sydney
Thinking about innovation
• Innovation and economic development
• Knowledge-based economy
• Defining innovation
Innovation is
• New product or service or,
• new organisational or managerial process or
practice or,
• new operational process
• with economic value
Proportion of businesses innovating
2001-2003 types of innovation, by employment size
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Goods or Services
20-99 persons
Operational Processes
Source: ABS 2003 Innovation in Australian Business
Organisational/ Magerial processes
100 or more persons
Any innovative activity
Proportion of businesses innovating by
industry 2001-2003
% of businesses innovating
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Mining
Manufacturing
Electricity, gas & w ater supply
Construction
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Accommodation, cafes & restaurants
Transport & Storage
Communication services
Finance & insurance
Property & business services
Cultural & recreation services
Total
Source: ABS 2003 Innovation in Australian Business
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Hawkesbury
Baulkham Hills
Blacktown
Penrith
Sydney
CBD
Sydney
CBD
Liverpool
Camden
Campbelltown
Wollondilly
Industrial structure
Top industries (by employment)
1. Manufacturing (18.1%)
2. Retail trade (17.6%)
3. Health & Community services (11.0%)
4. Education (9.3%)
5. Property & Business services (7.5%)
6. Wholesale trade (5.3%)
Occupational structure
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South West Sydney
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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%
Sydney Metropolitan area
Hawkesbury
Baulkham Hills
Blacktown
Penrith
SWS average
13.8%
Sydney
CBD
Liverpool
Camden
16.0%
15.5%
Sydney
Metro area
27.9%
Campbelltown
9.9%
13.9%
Wollondilly
Income growth 1991-2001
Shown in $2002-03
Source: BTRE Taxable income database
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
Covers four broad areas:
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Business demographics
Innovations
Knowledge sources and inputs
Collaboration and networks
Questions