two-thirds of the residential population leave the area to work, and they go to higher value jobs than those who work locally or who commute in. The main exceptions to this are the specialist industries such as the Lucas Heights research facility. Key challenges and opportunities for economic development: Maintaining the key export industries or developing new ones to counteract the recent closure of the Kurnell Refinery and imminent closure of Toyota Australia. Providing a diverse range of jobs within the local economy, attracting higher value-add jobs in industries which are not primarily focussed on “primary” serving the local population. Increasing the level of full-time work. Currently 44% of Sutherland Shire’s workers are part time. A key goal of economic development could be to increase the level of full-time jobs in the area, as well as increasing the economic value of those jobs. Improving transport to other parts of Sydney to allow residents to access jobs in a range of directions. Growing tourism, based on natural assets, which provides a relatively small contribution to the economy currently. It has been noted that there is a lack of accommodation in the area, which limits the number of potential visitor nights. Further information For further information, please refer to the Sutherland online information Shire’s tools: profile.id – atlas.id – forecast.id – economy.id– landing page gives access to all these resources in one place: .id’s
two-thirds of the residential population leave the area to work, and they go to higher value jobs than those who work locally or who commute in. The main exceptions to this are the specialist industries such as the Lucas Heights research facility. Key challenges and opportunities for economic development: Maintaining the key export industries or developing new ones to counteract the recent closure of the Kurnell Refinery and imminent closure of Toyota Australia. Providing a diverse range of jobs within the local economy, attracting higher value-add “primary” jobs in industries which are not primarily focussed on serving the local population. Increasing the level of full-time work. Currently 44% of Sutherland Shire’s workers are part time. A key goal of economic development could be to increase the level of full-time jobs in the area, as well as increasing the economic value of those jobs. Improving transport to other parts of Sydney to allow residents to access jobs in a range of directions. Growing tourism, based on natural assets, which provides a relatively small contribution to the economy currently. It has been noted that there is a lack of accommodation in the area, which limits the number of potential visitor nights. Further information For further information, please refer to the Sutherland Shire’s online information tools: profile.id – atlas.id – forecast.id – economy.id– .id’s landing page gives access to all these resources in one place:
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