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July 2016

Sutherland Shire CouncilEconomic key findings report

Sutherland Shire Economic Key Findings

Table of contents

1. economy.id – an introduction.....................................................................4

1.1 Data sources..................................................................................................4

1.2 Definition of terms used in this report............................................................4

2. Executive summary....................................................................................5

2.1 Summary of economic characteristics...........................................................5

2.2 Key economic indicators................................................................................7

3. Introducing Sutherland Shire.....................................................................7

4. Size of the economy..................................................................................8

5. Key industries..........................................................................................10

5.1 Value-Add by industry..................................................................................10

5.2 Employment by industry...............................................................................12

5.3 Number of businesses by industry...............................................................13

6. Workforce characteristics.........................................................................15

6.1 Age structure of the workforce.....................................................................16

6.2 Hours worked (full/part time)........................................................................18

6.3 Workforce incomes......................................................................................19

6.4 Workforce education and occupations.........................................................21

7. Work destinations and self-containment..................................................23

7.1 Work destinations within Sutherland Shire..................................................27

8. Conclusion and challenges for economic development...........................30

9. Further information...................................................................................30

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1. economy.id – an introduction

This document examines the economic characteristics and workplace role and

function of the Sutherland Shire Council, New South Wales. Understanding the

economic and demographic processes at work in Sutherland provides a framework

for understanding what role the industries and workforce of the area play in the

context of Greater Sydney. This is intended to guide economic development in

understanding what policy responses to put in place to enhance the local economy.

A sustainable economy is based on the interplay between the industries and the

workforce located in the area, the economic role of the wider region, and the

demographic role of the community. Strong economies draw heavily on their local

population as a source of workers, a market for goods and services, and support for

industry, while also playing a wider role as exporters of goods and services, or

specialists in a particular industry sector. Economic development is focussed on

fostering this relationship between population and economy, ensuring that the area is

attractive to businesses of a type supported by the local community, and contribute to

the prosperity of that community.

The focus of this paper is a summary of the key points of the Sutherland Shire

economy, main industries and characteristics of the workforce, and how they are

changing over time.

1.1 Data sourcesThe information presented is publicly available from the Sutherland Shire Council’s online demographic/economic websites:

Community profile – www.id.com.au/profile/sutherland

Economic profile – www.id.com.au/economy/sutherland

Links to the relevant pages of these online resources are provided throughout this

report.

1.2 Definition of terms used in this report“Workforce” – refers to the people who work within the local government area, regardless of where they live. For example, someone who works in Sutherland Shire but lives in Bankstown would be included in the workforce.

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http://www.id.com.au/economy/sutherland

http://www.id.com.au/profile/sutherland


“Resident employment” – refers to the people who live within the local government area and are employed, regardless of where they work. For example, someone who lives in Sutherland Shire but works in the City of Sydney would be an employed resident.

“Employment self-containment” – measures the proportion of employed residents who work locally. For example, 27.5% of Sutherland Shire’s employed residents work in Sutherland Shire.

“Employment self-sufficiency” – measures the proportion of the workforce who live locally. For example, 58.0% of Sutherland Shire’s workforce is made up of Sutherland Shire residents.

“Employment Capacity” – Measures the number of local jobs as a ratio to the number of employed residents. This is the theoretical proportion of residents who could work locally if they chose to do so.

“Value-added” - Measure showing the productivity of an industry sector.

2. Executive summary

2.1 Summary of economic characteristicsSutherland Shire’s economy generates $8.8b of productivity, 1.8% of New

South Wales.

Economic growth has been relatively slow over the past decade, averaging

0.3% p.a.

The residential economy and local industry economy have grown at about the

same rate. Sutherland Shire has one of the largest residential economies in

NSW, at about $14.8b – The residents generate 66% more economic value

than the workers in the area.

The largest employment and FTE employment is in Retail Trade, a dominant

sector in Sutherland Shire. Retail has a large number of part-time workers

and mainly sells to the local population, with relatively small exports.

In value-added terms, the largest sector is Health Care and Social Assistance

While Manufacturing declined over 10 years, Retail, Food Services, Health

Care and Rental, Hiring and Real Estate all expanded.

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Other major sectors are Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (8.4%

of value-added and a large increase over 10 years), and Real Estate (4.1% of

value-added).

Though it has a low value per worker, Retail is still a major sector worth over

$800m to the local economy, and increasing significantly over 10 years.

There are over 20,000 businesses registered in Sutherland, dominated by the

construction sector, and this figure is also increasing.

Total employment in 2015 was 71,950, but this equates to about 57,532 Full-

Time Equivalent jobs.

Sutherland Shire’s workforce is younger than the Sydney average, dominated

by 15-24 year olds working in retail and food services. However it is ageing,

with the largest increases among the over 55s.

Lower paid part time work dominates the labour force. Sutherland Shire’s

workers are relatively low income compared to Sydney, though the incomes

of the resident labour force is slightly higher than average. This indicates that

the highest earning workers leave to work elsewhere.

Education and occupation levels indicate a mix of blue collar and retail

workforce.

Sutherland Shire has more employed residents than jobs in most industry

sectors, though there are more jobs for Retail Trade and

Accommodation/Food Services. The overall ratio of jobs to residents is 0.59.

Sutherland Shire, with a very large employed residential population,

contributes workers all over Greater Sydney and to the Illawarra. Only 37% of

employed residents work locally.

In contrast, for the 57,000 jobs recorded in the 2011 Census, 73% were filled

by Sutherland Shire residents, a very high level of self-sufficiency for a

metropolitan area. Wollongong, the St George Region and Bankstown

contributed most of the rest.

Within Sutherland Shire, the location of employment is fairly dispersed, with

no one centre having more than 15% of total jobs. About half the jobs are in

smaller suburban and industrial precincts, as well as home-based

businesses.

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2.2 Key economic indicators The following table contains key economic indicators for the Sutherland Shire,

benchmarked to Greater Sydney as at the latest Census (2011) or modelled data

from 2014/15, unless otherwise stated.

Indicator Sutherland Shire Greater Sydney

Population in June 2015 (ERP) 226,220 4,921,000

Gross Regional Product (2014/15) $8.80 billion $364.2 billion

Largest industry (value-add 2014/15)Health Care and Social Assistance

Finance and Insurance

Number of businesses (June 2015) 20,364 463,789Number of businesses with at least one employee 8,848 189,257

Size of the workforce (2015 modelled) 71,950 2,527,141

Workers living in Sutherland Shire (% 2011) 73.0% N/A

Workers aged over 55 19.8% 16.7%

Part-time workers 44.0% 31.4%

Workers with a university degree 22.6% 35.2%

Workers on $1,500 per week or more 17.4% 27.8%

Number of residents employed (2015 modelled) 121,793 2,401,507Employed residents working in Sutherland Shire (% 2011) 37.8% N/A

Employment capacity 59% 103.2%

Unemployment rate (December 2015) 4.2% 5.1%

3. Introducing Sutherland Shire

Sutherland Shire Council is a mid-outer suburban area within Greater Sydney located

directly south of the CBD. Sutherland Shire is located at the southern coastal border

of the Sydney metropolitan area, about 26 kilometres from the Sydney CBD.

Sutherland Shire is bound by Bankstown City and the Georges River in the north, the

South Pacific Ocean in the east, Wollongong City and Royal National Park in the

south and Deadman's Creek, Woronora Dam and Campbelltown and Liverpool Cities

in the west.

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The area is largely residential, with a population of approximately 221,000 making it

the second-largest LGA in New South Wales, after Blacktown – prior to NSW Council

amalgamations. Most of Sutherland Shire has relatively high socio-economic

characteristics, with much of the large residential population working in Sydney and

surrounds, particularly in high-value service industries.

Sutherland Shire has a large area of coastline, including the point of Captain Cook’s

first landing in the Sydney area at Kurnell. Permanent European settlement of the

area dates back to 1806, but most of the development of Sutherland Shire occurred

in the 20th Century, particularly post-World-War II, when increased access to cars

spurred outer suburban growth across Sydney.

Tourism is important to the area - Cronulla is a popular beachside location within

Greater Sydney, and natural attractions like the Royal National Park also draws

tourists to the area.

Sutherland Shire has several major shopping centres and light industrial areas, and

is served by the Princes Highway running south to Wollongong, and two train lines,

including the main South Coast line, and the Cronulla line.

4. Size of the economy

According to the economic modelling developed by the National Institute for

Economic and Industry research (which uses 8 major data inputs to model national

accounts to the local industry level), the Gross Regional Product of Sutherland Shire

in 2015 was approximately $8,796 million, or about $8.8 billion in round numbers.

This comprises 1.8% of the New South Wales state economy, and it is the 13th

largest economy in the state (while having the second largest residential population)

KEY RESULTS

Sutherland Shire’s economy generates $8.8b of productivity, 1.8% of New South Wales.

Economic growth has been relatively slow over the past decade, averaging 0.3% p.a.

The residential economy and local industry economy have grown at about the same rate. Sutherland Shire has one of the largest residential economies in NSW, at about $14.8b – The residents generate 66% more economic value than the workers in the area.

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Sutherland Shire’s economy has seen low to moderate growth over the past decade.

There was a small contraction during the Global Financial Crisis. The growth in

2014/15 was 3.7% in Sutherland Shire.

Two other measures of economic size are included in the chart. The local “Industry

GRP” is a measure of the value of the economy after company dividends have been

distributed. The size of this being extremely close to the headline GRP indicates that

Sutherland Shire does not have a large base of multinational corporations exporting

profits overseas, or that the net inflow of dividends to local shareholders matches any

outflow of profits. However, in recent years, the growth of the industry GRP has

overtaken that of the headline GRP.

The “Resident GRP” indicates the economic contribution of the residents, including

those working outside the area. In 2014/15 this stood at $14.8 billion, and the ratio of

industry to residents GRP has been very consistent at approximately 0.62 for the last

decade. This indicates that the residential economy is growing at about the same

rate as local industry. Nevertheless, the fact that the residential economy is 2/3rds

larger than the local economy indicates that a lot of economic productivity leaves the

area. There is some benefit to this as the residents bring their incomes back to spend

in the local area. If the residential economy is considered, Sutherland Shire would

have the 4th largest economy in NSW.

More information is available in http://economy.id.com.au/Sutherland/gross-regional-product

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http://economy.id.com.au/Sutherland/gross-regional-product


5. Key industries

5.1 Value-Add by industryIn relative size or value-added terms, the largest industry in Sutherland Shire in

2014/15 was Health Care and Social Assistance, worth $840 million, or 12.7% of

Sutherland Shire’s total value-add. It is, however, a relatively diverse economy, with

no clear specialisation. In total, five industry divisions had value-add over $500m.

Health Care and Social Assistance - $840m

Retail Trade - $837m

Manufacturing - $694m

Construction - $591m

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services - $554m

This chart shows the relative sizes of industries compared to the Greater Sydney

total. A “Location Quotient” of 2 or more indicates an industry specialisation (that is,

more than twice the percentage as the benchmark). Based on this, only Retail Trade

can be considered a specialisation relative to Greater Sydney, at the industry division

level.

Drilling down further, there is significant specialisation in sub-industries such as

Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing (24% of state output)

Fuel Retailing

Food and Beverage Services

KEY RESULTS

The largest employment and FTE employment is in Retail Trade, a dominant sector in Sutherland Shire. Retail has a large number of part-time workers and mainly sells to the local population, with relatively small exports.

In value-added terms, the largest sector is Health Care and Social Assistance

While Manufacturing declined over 10 years, Retail, Food Services, Health Care and Rental, Hiring and Real Estate all expanded.

Other major sectors are Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (8.4% of value-added and a large increase over 10 years), and Real Estate (4.1% of value-added).

Though it has a low value per worker, Retail is still a major sector worth over $800m to the economy, and increasing significantly over 10 years.

There are over 20,000 businesses registered in Sutherland, dominated by the construction sector, and this figure is also increasing.

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Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing (the Kurnell refinery) has declined

significantly in the past decade, both in employment and value add, and closed

during the 2015 financial year.

Over the past decade, most industry sectors have grown, but Manufacturing has had

a significant downturn. This is common across many areas in Australia, but in

Sutherland is driven by a substantial decline in refinery operations in the Petroleum

sector.

At the same time there have been large increases in service sector output,

particularly Professional Services, Retail Trade, and Health Care and Social

Assistance.

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5.2 Employment by industryEmployment can paint a different picture to value-added, with some industries having

relatively high productivity per worker, and others fairly low.

By far the largest employer in Sutherland Shire is retail trade, employing 12,000

people in 2014/15, or 16.7% of the total workforce.

This was followed by Health Care and Social Assistance (16.5%) and Construction

(11.9%). Please note that construction employment is based on the location

construction is happening, and is subject to rapid change once a project finishes.

Over 10 years, declines in jobs were recorded in Manufacturing and Wholesale

Trade, but large increases in Retail, Construction, and Health Care.

Looking at employment in Full-Time Equivalent terms, the results are more even.

This is because Retail and Food Services jobs tend to be part-time and so they move

downwards when looked at on this basis. Though there are 12,000 Retail jobs in

Sutherland Shire, this declines by 2,500 to 9,693 when looked at on an FTE basis.

Nevertheless, Retail is still the largest sector.

More information is available in http://economy.id.com.au/Sutherland/value-add-by-industry

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http://economy.id.com.au/Sutherland/value-add-by-industry


This difference is also apparent when looking at Worker Productivity. A retail worker

in Sutherland Shire contributes on average $70,000 value to the economy, Food and

Beverage Services only $55,500. However a worker in the (declining) Manufacturing

sector contributes $145,000, and Wholesale Trade $168,000.

5.3 Number of businesses by industryIn June 2015, there were 20,364 registered businesses (active and registered for

GST) located in Sutherland Shire. Many of these were micro-businesses, with 11,516

(57%) having no employees.

Construction had the largest number of both employing and non-employing

businesses, with one in five (20.2%) of all businesses being in Construction,

compared to 15.4% in NSW.

More information is available in http://economy.id.com.au/sutherland/employment-by-industry

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http://economy.id.com.au/sutherland/employment-by-industry


There was a large decrease in the number of businesses between 2011 and 2015,

with a net loss of 555 businesses registered over the time period.

More information is available in http://economy.id.com.au/sutherland/number-of-businesses-by-industry

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http://economy.id.com.au/sutherland/number-of-businesses-by-industry

http://economy.id.com.au/sutherland/number-of-businesses-by-industry


6. Tourism

During the 2014/15 financial year, there were just over 1.25million visitors to

Sutherland Shire. The majority of visitors were domestic day trippers, followed by

domestic overnight visitors and international overnight. The percentage breakdown,

compared to the New South Wales average is shown in the chart below. Sutherland

Shire receives a higher proportion of day trippers, but a lower level of international

visitation.

Over the past five years, domestic overnight visitors have stayed on average 2.9

days in Sutherland Shire. The majority (64%) travel to the area to visit relatives and

friends. International visitors generally average a stay of 21.9 days, a little higher

than the New South Wales average of 18.1 days. Again, many come to the area to

visit family and friends, but holiday and business travel are also common reasons for

visiting Sutherland Shire.

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7. Workforce characteristics

There are three ways of measuring Sutherland Shire’s workforce

1. Estimated total employment (71,950 averaged across 4 quarters of 2014/15).

Derived from economic modelling this is an estimate of the total number of

jobs regardless of whether they are full-time or part-time.

2. Full-Time Equivalent employment (57,532 averaged across 4 quarters of

2014/15). Derived from economic modelling this divides the total hours

worked by 38 hours per week to provide an estimate of full-time equivalent

workforce. A lower number means more part-time workers.

3. Census counts of workers with a work destination in Sutherland Shire

(57,203). Derived from the 2011 Census. The Census count, while not as

accurate or up-to date as the modelled employment estimates, nevertheless

provides a useful breakdown of the characteristics of the workforce which are

not available via estimates. These figures are updated every 5 years, with

data from the 2016 Census expected to be released in late 2017. This section

is based on the 2011 Census count.

7.1 Age structure of the workforceSutherland Shire’s workforce has both an older and a younger age structure to the

Greater Sydney average. The presence of a large number of workers (19% to 13%

across Sydney) in the 15-24 age range is indicative not of a large young-adult

residential population, but that the largest employing industries (Retail, Food

KEY RESULTS

Total employment in 2015 was 71,950, but this equates to about 57,532 Full-Time Equivalent jobs.

Sutherland Shire’s workforce is younger than the Sydney average, dominated by 15-24 year olds working in retail and food services. However it is ageing, with the largest increases among the over 55s.

Lower paid part time work dominates the labour force. Sutherland Shire’s workers are relatively low income compared to Sydney, though the incomes of the resident labour force is slightly higher than average. This indicates that the highest value workers leave to work elsewhere.

Education and occupation levels indicate a mix of blue collar and retail workforce.

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Services) disproportionately employ this age group. This is even more the case for

Retail workers in Sutherland than Greater Sydney (34% of retail workers in

Sutherland are aged under 25). A higher proportion of older workers (55+) is more

representative of the concentration of residential population in the baby boomer age

groups.

Generally the workforce aged between 2006 and 2011, with the largest increases

being in the over 55s.

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7.2 Hours worked (full/part time)While hours worked varies greatly by industry, Sutherland Shire tends to have a

much higher proportion of part-time workers than the Sydney average. A total of

44.0% were part-time in 2011, compared to 31.4% across Greater Sydney. This

nearly 50-50 split between full and part-time work is due to the dominance of Retail

and Food Services industries as employers (and also to some extent Health Care). In

Retail, 56% of workers were part-time, and 25% worked less than 15 hours per week.

Even among growth industries such as Professional, Scientific and Technical

Services, and Construction, hours worked, while much higher than the total for all

industries in Sutherland, were relatively low compared to the same industry across

the state.

Between 2006 and 2011 there was a slight decline in hours worked, with a decrease

in the more than full-time categories (over 40 hours) and an increase in those

working less than 35 hours per week.

More information is available in http://economy.id.com.au/Sutherland/workers-age-structure

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http://economy.id.com.au/Sutherland/workers-age-structure


7.3 Workforce incomesNot surprisingly, given the predominance of part-time work, workforce incomes in

Sutherland Shire were quite low in 2011. The median income for the workforce was

$792/week compared to $1,007 for Sydney overall. 35% of all workers had incomes

less than $600/week ($31,000 p.a.).

All industries, even relatively high value industries such as Finance and Insurance,

and Professional Services had relatively lower incomes in Sutherland Shire

compared to the Sydney average for those industries. This indicates that

employment in these industries is likely to be front-line staff and branch offices etc.

More information is available in http://economy.id.com.au/sutherland/workers-hours-worked

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http://economy.id.com.au/sutherland/workers-hours-worked


Since 2006, most of the increase in workers has been located in the bottom two

income quartiles.

This trend is quite different to the incomes for the residents of Sutherland Shire,

which were generally a bit higher than average. For workers resident in Sutherland

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Shire, the median income is $1,027 per week, slightly above the Sydney average

(though not extremely high compared to some parts of Sydney).

7.4 Workforce education and occupationsAs with other characteristics, the education levels of workers and residents are quite

different. The workers have relatively low proportions of university qualifications

(22.6% to 35.2% for Greater Sydney). They also have somewhat higher proportions

of Certificate III (17.0% to 11.8%) and No qualifications (38.3% to 33.2%).

The employed residents do have higher levels of qualifications than this, with

bachelor degrees at 25.2% - but this is still below the Sydney average.

Like most areas, Sutherland Shire has had an increase in both the number and

proportion of degree qualified population over 5 years.

More information is available in http://economy.id.com.au/Sutherland/workers-income

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http://economy.id.com.au/Sutherland/workers-income


The occupation profile of the area shows higher proportions (compared to Sydney) in

the trades and sales categories (associated with construction/manufacturing and

retail industries respectively).

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8. Work destinations and self-containment

Overall, Sutherland Shire has significantly more employed residents than jobs.

Modelled data shows that in 2014/15, there were only two industries with an excess

of jobs over residents. The overall ratio of jobs to residents was 0.59, which means

that for every 100 employed residents of the Shire, there were 59 jobs available in

the Shire.

This figure has increased slightly from 0.56 in 2004/05, so more jobs are being

provided.

Two large industries (which have short hours of work and relatively low pay), Retail

Trade, and Accommodation and Food Services had the highest employment capacity

ratios as 1.14 and 1.02 respectively – this means that in theory they could employ all

the residents working in those industries.

Mining (for obvious reasons) had the lowest employment capacity, at 0.15, but

several others were quite low. Transport, Postal and Warehousing (0.20) and

Financial and Insurance Services (0.17) both employ large numbers of residents, but

have very few local jobs. Most of the former work in relatively nearby Rockdale and

Botany, while the latter is concentrated in the City of Sydney.

KEY RESULTS

Sutherland Shire has more employed residents than jobs in most industry sectors, though there are more jobs for Retail Trade and Accommodation/Food Services. The overall ratio of jobs to residents is 0.59.

Sutherland Shire, with a very large employed residential population, contributes workers all over Greater Sydney and to the Illawarra. Only 37% of employed residents work locally.

In contrast, for the 57,000 jobs recorded in Census, 73% were filled by Sutherland Shire residents, a very high level of self-sufficiency for a metropolitan area. Wollongong, the St George Region and Bankstown contributed most of the rest.

Within Sutherland Shire, the location of employment is fairly dispersed, with no one centre having more than 15%of total jobs. About half the jobs are in smaller suburban and industrial precincts, as well as home-based businesses.

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In terms of actual self-containment (the proportion of residents who actually do work

in the local area), the highest proportions are again in Accommodation and Food

Services (63%) and Retail Trade (52%), with all other industries having in excess of

50% of residents commuting out to work. The lowest self-containment was in

Transport, Postal and Warehousing (13.5%). Among the residents this is dominated

by 2,700 people who work at the airport, split between Rockdale and Botany Bay

councils.

Across all industries, the most common work destinations were:

1. Sutherland Shire (37.8%) – this is the total level of self-containment

2. City of Sydney (15.5%)

3. Botany Bay (4.8%)

4. Kogarah (3.5%)

More information is available in http://economy.id.com.au/sutherland/Employment-capacity

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http://economy.id.com.au/sutherland/Employment-capacity


5. Rockdale (2.9%)

6. Hurstville (2.7%)

In addition, the limits of Census data are shown by the 10.4% of employed residents

who had an unknown work destination (this is why the modelled datasets are better

for estimates of total employment).

The map shows, however, that Sutherland Shire (with its large residential population)

contributes workers to areas right across Sydney and beyond. There are even a

small but significant number of workers travelling to Wollongong and the Illawarra.

On the other hand, Sutherland Shire’s significant number of local jobs is remarkably

self-sufficient. Ie. most of the people who work in the Shire also live there.

More information is available in http://economy.id.com.au/sutherland/residents-place-of-work-industry

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http://economy.id.com.au/sutherland/residents-place-of-work-industry


Overall, the level of self-sufficiency was 73.1%, so almost 3 in 4 workers were

sourced from the Shire.

All industries were above 50%, but ranged from a low of 58.4% in Electricity, Gas,

Water and Waste Services, to a high of 84.9% for Rental, Hiring and Real Estate.

Manufacturing was relatively low (for the Shire) at 63.8%, while the largest employer,

Retail Trade, stood near the middle at 73.6%.

The area which Sutherland Shire draws most of its workers from is much more

compact than the area residents travel. It is also focussed more towards the western

suburbs and the Illawarra.

The top LGAs of origin for Sutherland Shire workers are:

1. Sutherland Shire – 73.0%

2. Wollongong – 4.8%

3. Rockdale – 3.0%

4. Hurstville – 2.8%

5. Kogarah – 2.6%

6. Bankstown – 2.1%

7. Liverpool – 1.4%

8. Canterbury – 1.2%

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8.1 Work destinations within Sutherland ShireThe location of the workforce within Sutherland is quite dispersed across the Shire.

There are several major employment centres, such as Sutherland, Taren Point

Industrial Area, Cronulla and Miranda Westfield shopping centre. However about half

the employment falls into the many smaller centres and residential areas.

The centres listed below have been defined as a best fit of Census Work Destination

Zones to the major centres. They don’t include the whole suburbs named, but the

major employment node or industrial area only. Residential areas outside major

employment nodes are included in “Other”, which will include most home-based

businesses, and smaller retail and industrial centres, and many schools.

More information is available in http://economy.id.com.au/sutherland/workers-place-of-residence-industry

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http://economy.id.com.au/sutherland/workers-place-of-residence-industry

http://economy.id.com.au/sutherland/workers-place-of-residence-industry


Centre Employment number (2011

Census)

Employment percent (2011

Census)

Main industries

Caringbah/Taren Point industrial area

7,617 13.3% Manufacturing, Wholesale

Trade, Construction

Miranda Westfield and surrounds

4,707 8.2% Retail Trade, Health Care

Sutherland Town Centre and Loftus

3,371 5.9% Public Administration, Health Care,

EducationCronulla 1,964 3.4% Accommodation

and Food Services, Retail Trade, Rental

and Real-EstateEngadine Town Centre

1,812 3.2% Retail Trade, Education,

Health CareMenai 1,790 3.1% Retail Trade,

EducaitonKurnell 1,638 2.9% Manufacturing,

Construction, Wholesale Trade

Lucas Heights 763 1.5% Scientific and Technical Services

(specialty)Other areas 27,250 53.6%

Note that the total for calculation of percentages is 50,912 – this is the number of workers who were coded by the ABS to a specific destination zone. This is an undercount due to the large number of people with no usual workplace address, and those who could be coded to Sutherland Shire but not to a specific zone.This map shows the full distribution of work destinations within Sutherland Shire.

Map of work destination zones by total employed persons, Sutherland Shire, 2011 Census

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9. Conclusion and challenges for development

Sutherland Shire is a stable residential economy, with a few specialist export

industries, but predominantly a service industry base supporting the large residential

population, and visitors from within Greater Sydney. Residential growth and

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employment growth are both relatively slow, and well matched. Consistently around

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:

1. Maintaining the key export industries or developing new ones to counteract the recent closure of the Kurnell Refinery and imminent closure of Toyota Australia.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Improving transport to other parts of Sydney to allow residents to access jobs in a range of directions.

5. 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.

10. Further information

For further information, please refer to the Sutherland Shire’s online information

tools:

profile.id – http://www.id.com.au/profile/sutherland

atlas.id – http://www.id.com.au/atlas/sutherland

forecast.id – http://www.id.com.au/forecast/sutherland

economy.id– http://www.id.com.au/economy/sutherland

.id’s landing page gives access to all these resources in one place:

http://www.id.com.au/sutherland

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http://www.id.com.au/sutherland

http://www.id.com.au/economy/sutherland

http://www.id.com.au/forecast/sutherland

http://www.id.com.au/atlas/sutherland

http://www.id.com.au/profile/sutherland

economy.id – an introduction - Sutherland Shire · Web viewSutherland Shire has a large area of coastline, including the point of Captain Cook’s first landing in the Sydney area

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