1. The South-West Economy
Living and Working in the South-West
Planning Institute of Australia

2. Hi!
 Census 2011
 Household profiles
 Employment profiles
 Economy profiles
 Change over time
 Spatial Data
 LGAs
 Activity centres still to come
 Observations

8. Affordable living?

9. Employment capacity - Perth

10. Job Profiles
 Number of future jobs baseline
 Type of job defines economic resilience and prosperity

13. Employment Employment
Top 10 Industries Change
2006 2011
School Education 3,217 4,041 824
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2,098 2,501 403
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1,679 1,753 74
Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 1,172 1,737 565
Accommodation 1,560 1,637 77
Hospitals 1,286 1,631 345
Building Installation Services 850 1,429 579
Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 1,497 1,352 -145
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 429 1,182 753
Local Government Administration 979 1,162 183

14. Employment Employment
Top Ten Strategic Industries Change
2006 2011
Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 1,172 1,737 565
Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 1,497 1,352 -145
School Education 3,217 4,041 824
Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 623 948 325
Coal Mining 519 626 107
Metal Ore Mining 714 496 -218
Legal and Accounting Services 602 731 129
State Government Administration 911 920 9
Dairy Cattle Farming 596 503 -93
Beverage Manufacturing 1,049 1,046 -3

15. Employment Employment
Top Ten Industries by ECF Change
2006 2011
Dairy Cattle Farming 12.72 12.76 0.04
Coal Mining 10.81 11.78 0.97
Log Sawmilling and Timber Dressing 10.94 9.71 -1.23
Basic Polymer Manufacturing 10.35 9.42 -0.93
Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 6.71 6.59 -0.12
Beverage Manufacturing 6.05 6.28 0.23
Forestry and Logging 5.51 5.85 0.34
Electricity Generation 5.07 5.09 0.01
Hunting and Trapping - 4.46 4.46
Other Crop Growing 1.26 4.09 2.83

16. Observations
 FIFO is the icing on the cake
 Local competitive advantage is key to
employment growth
 SW is becoming more ‘normal’
 Knowledge intensive consumer services
 Agglomerations around infrastructure and areas
of natural advantage
 Commuting becoming the norm

17. Regional economic
development
 Capacity to develop
 Urban economies
 Diversity of activity
 ‘Natural’ population growth
 Skilled labour force
 Drivers to develop
 Natural competitive advantages
 Major project attraction
 Supply chain augmentation
 Available sources of capital
 Local entrepreneurship

18. Continue the conversation
Jason McFarlane
jmcfarlane@pracsys.com.au
0412 836147
www.pracsys.com.au/blog