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THE CAIRNS ECONOMY Realities, Successes, Failures, Lessons Where to from here? Ref: J2130 July 2008. A TIME OF CHANGE. Climate change doubts Green house gas responses New oil shock Loss of air services to Japan New governments Council amalgamation New political parties - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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THE CAIRNS THE CAIRNS ECONOMYECONOMYRealities, Realities,
Successes, Successes, Failures, LessonsFailures, LessonsWhere to from here?Where to from here?
Ref: J2130Ref: J2130
July 2008July 2008
22
A TIME OF CHANGEA TIME OF CHANGE
Climate change doubts Green house gas responses New oil shock Loss of air services to Japan New governments Council amalgamation New political parties Sale of airport Credit squeeze Inflationary pressures
33
Industries earning outside Industries earning outside income based on natural income based on natural
resource advantagesresource advantages
SERVICE INDUSTRY STRUCTURESERVICE INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
MOST REGIONAL ECONOMIES
44
Trade area expansion, Trade area expansion, especially higher order especially higher order services. services.
Specialist skills, “Clusters”.Specialist skills, “Clusters”.
SERVICE INDUSTRYOUTSIDE EARNINGS
55
Trade area expansionTrade area expansion= blocked - south weak to = blocked - south weak to
north. north.
Special skill clustersSpecial skill clusters= weak – not enough.= weak – not enough.
Base industry Base industry expansion/diversificationexpansion/diversification
= pursued.= pursued.
1960’s / 1970’s
66
CAIRNS’ FOREMOST CAIRNS’ FOREMOST ECONOMIC ROLEECONOMIC ROLE
(A transport, distribution, (A transport, distribution, manufacturing, retail, manufacturing, retail,
administrative, services hubadministrative, services hubfor Far North for Far North
Queensland)Queensland)
Servicing City/CapitalServicing City/Capital
77
The Tropical North Queensland region serviced by the The Tropical North Queensland region serviced by the city of Cairns is 1½ times the size of Victoria. It is as city of Cairns is 1½ times the size of Victoria. It is as deep from north to south as the State of New South deep from north to south as the State of New South Wales, in area as large as the British Isles, and about Wales, in area as large as the British Isles, and about the size of California.the size of California.
CAPITAL OF A LARGE PREVIOUSLY CAPITAL OF A LARGE PREVIOUSLY UNDERDEVELOPED UNDERDEVELOPED
RESOURCE RICH FRONTIER REGIONRESOURCE RICH FRONTIER REGION
88
TROPICALTROPICAL - -
Initial challenges to Initial challenges to technology technology
from north west Europe.from north west Europe.
Late settled.Late settled.
Initially slow to develop.Initially slow to develop.
Now catching up.Now catching up.
99
Plant Growth Potential. Plant Growth Potential.
Marine Resources.Marine Resources.
Minerals.Minerals.
Natural Tourism Resources.Natural Tourism Resources.
NOT POOR IN NOT POOR IN UNDERLYING RESOURCESUNDERLYING RESOURCES
1010
THE REGION ACCOUNTS FOR THE REGION ACCOUNTS FOR 26%26% OF AUSTRALIA’S WATER RUNOFFOF AUSTRALIA’S WATER RUNOFF
1111
Plant Plant GrowthGrowth
Potential. Potential.
NOT POOR NOT POOR IN IN
UNDERLYING UNDERLYING RESOURCESRESOURCES
1212
Traditionally smaller but on Traditionally smaller but on the way up.the way up.
Mining company jobs risen Mining company jobs risen recently from about 800 to recently from about 800 to about 1,600.about 1,600.
Extra 1,600 on way over 5-Extra 1,600 on way over 5-year time frame.year time frame.
Air links to 17 mining Air links to 17 mining operations – 2,100 ‘fly-in’ operations – 2,100 ‘fly-in’ workers – more on the way.workers – more on the way.
MININGMINING
1313
Mining Related Air Services
Queensland Areas
1414
Mining Related & Other Relevant Air Services, Mining Related & Other Relevant Air Services,
Interstate & OverseasInterstate & Overseas
1515
NOT POOR IN MARINE NOT POOR IN MARINE RESOURCESRESOURCES
EMPLOYMENT IN MARINE INDUSTRIES BY STATISTICAL DIVISIONS, 2006.
730
2,550
1,090
0
1000
2000
3000
Cairns/Far North Tow nsville/North Mackay/Mackay
No.
CUMMINGS ECONOMICS.
Source: ABS Census data plus estimated defence element.
1616
TOURISM RESOURCESTOURISM RESOURCESTourism Growth PhasesTourism Growth Phases
CAIRNS AIRPORT PASSENGER MOVEMENTS(Excluding international transits)
No. %
1997/98 2,725,000 0.4%0.4% Asian crisis
1998/99 2,770,000 1.7%
1999/00 2,882,000 4.0% +6%
2000/01 2,972,000 3.1%
2001/02 2,878,000 (-3.2%) Ansett collapse
2002/03 3,083,000 7.1%
+ 32%2003/04 3,402,000 10.3%
2004/05 3,689,000 8.4%
2005/06 3,832,000 3.4%
2006/07 3,889,000 1.4% High dollar
2007/08 3,936,000 1.2%
Source : Cummings Economics from Cairns Ports data.
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Growing Global Markets. Growing Global Markets.
Transport Developments.Transport Developments.
Development of Development of TechnologyTechnology
Suited to the Area.Suited to the Area.
Success Breeds Success.Success Breeds Success.
UNDERLYING FACTORS TO REALISATION OF REGION’S POTENTIAL
1818
GROWING
GLOBAL MARKETS
1919
Bulk carriers. Bulk carriers.
Improved roads and Improved roads and freight efficient road freight efficient road vehicles.vehicles.
Wide bodied jets.Wide bodied jets.
TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS
2020
Impacts of skyrocketing Impacts of skyrocketing fuel costs. fuel costs.
Greenhouse gas measures.Greenhouse gas measures.
2121
New Generation of Aircraft in 2009
Boeing DreamlinersAirbus A380
2222
Health. Health.
Plant and animal breeds.Plant and animal breeds.
Agricultural mechanisation.Agricultural mechanisation.
Reef and rainforest viewing.Reef and rainforest viewing.
Everyday living.Everyday living.
TECHNOLOGY SUITED TO THE AREA
2323
Build up industry, population, Build up industry, population, infrastructure.infrastructure.
More sophisticated business services, More sophisticated business services,
education, health, sporting and cultural education, health, sporting and cultural facilities.facilities.
More civilised/comfortable place to live.More civilised/comfortable place to live.
Fall in real costs of living and doing Fall in real costs of living and doing
business.business.
SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS
2424
POWERFUL ADVANTAGES
DEVELOPING
AS A SERVICE CENTRE
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA AND
NEARBY ASIA PACIFIC
2525
TROPICAL AUSTRALIA - Business Numbers inFINANCE, INSURANCE, PROPERTY & BUSINESS Services, June 2007
501 417
3,804 3,7593,312 3,453
510
5,535
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
No.
Stat Division
Cummings Economics Source: ABS Data.
2626
TROPICAL AUSTRALIAMANUFACTURING BUSINESSES, June 2007
111 117
582
729660 636
135
996
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
No.
Stat Division
Cummings Economics Source: ABS Data.
2727
Source : Cummings Economics from ABS Census data.
Percent of Workforce in Education & Health ServicesMajor Queensland Regions, 2006 Census (UPR)
StatisticalDivision
Education & Training
Health Care & Social
AssistanceTotal
Total Workforce
Size
Toowoomba/Darling Downs 8.9% 10.7% 19.6% 96,765
Townsville/North 8.1% 10.7% 18.8% 94,377
Rockhampton/Fitzroy 8.3% 8.6% 16.9% 87,632
Cairns/Far North 7.0% 9.3% 16.3% 107,468
2828
Indigenous communities. Indigenous communities.
Defence and surveillance.Defence and surveillance.
Trade PNG and Papua Trade PNG and Papua Indonesia.Indonesia.
OTHEROTHER
2929
In service industry catch up.In service industry catch up.
In natural resource endowed In natural resource endowed base industries.base industries.
In expanding trade area In expanding trade area opportunities.opportunities.
In specialist skill cluster In specialist skill cluster activity.activity.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES
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