Liverpool City Council University of Western Sydney
Australian Expert Group In Industry Studies (AEGIS)
Outer Western Sydney Innovation Survey launch
Liverpool City Council
Bruce MacDonnellActing Manager, Economic &
Employment Development
•Olympic venues
M7
M 5
M 4
M 2
M 5
M 5
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
• 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 MartinezSenior Research Fellow
University of Western SydneyAustralian 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
0
10
20
30
40
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60
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5-19 persons 20-99 persons 100 or more persons
Goods or Services Operational Processes Organisational/ Magerial processes Any innovative activity
Source: ABS 2003 Innovation in Australian Business
Proportion of businesses innovating by industry 2001-2003
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
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
% of businesses innovating
Source: ABS 2003 Innovation in Australian Business
South West Sydney
Liverpool
Campbelltown
Camden
Penrith
Baulkham Hills
Hawkesbury
Blacktown
Sydney CBD
Wollondilly
SydneyCBD
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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Reichian occupational breakdown
Participation in Education
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2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
18.0%
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Educational qualifications
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
18.0%
20.0%
Doctoraldegree
MastersDegree
GraduateDiploma
GraduateCertificate
Bachelorsdegree
AdvancedDiploma,Associate
Degee
Diploma Certificate III &IV
Certificate I & II
South West Sydney Sydney metro
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
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
• 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:
1. Business demographics2. Innovations3. Knowledge sources and inputs4. Collaboration and networks
Questions