BACKGROUND CAIRNS ECONOMY - Cummings Economy_R… · Ref: J2130 July 2008. 2 A TIME OF CHANGE...
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THE CAIRNS ECONOMY
Realities, Successes, Failures, LessonsWhere to from here?
Ref: J2130
July 2008
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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 Sale of airport Credit squeeze Inflationary pressures
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Industries earning outside income based on natural resource
advantages
SERVICE INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
MOST REGIONAL ECONOMIES
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Trade area expansion, especially higher order services.
Specialist skills, “Clusters”.
SERVICE INDUSTRYOUTSIDE EARNINGS
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Trade area expansion= blocked - south weak to north.
Special skill clusters= weak – not enough.
Base industry expansion/diversification
= pursued.
1960’s / 1970’s
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CAIRNS’ FOREMOST ECONOMIC ROLE
(A transport, distribution, manufacturing, retail, administrative, services hubfor Far North Queensland)
Servicing City/Capital
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The Tropical North Queensland region serviced by the city of Cairns is 1½ times the size of Victoria. It is as deep from north to south as the State of New South Wales, in area as large as the British Isles, and about the size of California.
CAPITAL OF A LARGE PREVIOUSLY UNDERDEVELOPED
RESOURCE RICH FRONTIER REGION
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TROPICAL -
Initial challenges to technology
from north west Europe.
Late settled.
Initially slow to develop.
Now catching up.
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Plant Growth Potential.
Marine Resources.
Minerals.
Natural Tourism Resources.
NOT POOR IN
UNDERLYING RESOURCES
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THE REGION ACCOUNTS FOR 26% OF AUSTRALIA’S WATER RUNOFF
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Plant Growth
Potential.
NOT POOR IN UNDERLYING
RESOURCES
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Traditionally smaller but on the way up.
Mining company jobs risen recently from about 800 to about 1,600.
Extra 1,600 on way over 5-year time frame.
Air links to 17 mining operations – 2,100 ‘fly-in’ workers – more on the way.
MINING
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Mining Related Air Services
Queensland Areas
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Mining Related & Other Relevant Air Services, Interstate & Overseas
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NOT POOR IN MARINE RESOURCES
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.
C UM M IN GS EC ON OM IC S.
So urce: A B S C ensus data plus est imated defence element.
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TOURISM RESOURCES
Tourism Growth PhasesCAIRNS AIRPORT PASSENGER MOVEMENTS
(Excluding international transits)
No. %
1997/98 2,725,000 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.
Transport Developments.
Development of Technology
Suited to the Area.
Success Breeds Success.
UNDERLYING FACTORS TO REALISATION OF REGION’S POTENTIAL
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GROWING
GLOBAL MARKETS
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Bulk carriers.
Improved roads and freight efficient road vehicles.
Wide bodied jets.
TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS
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Impacts of skyrocketing fuel costs.
Greenhouse gas measures.
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New Generation of Aircraft in 2009
Boeing DreamlinersAirbus A380
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Health.
Plant and animal breeds.
Agricultural mechanisation.
Reef and rainforest viewing.
Everyday living.
TECHNOLOGY SUITED TO THE AREA
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Build up industry, population, infrastructure.
More sophisticated business services, education, health, sporting and cultural facilities.
More civilised/comfortable place to live.
Fall in real costs of living and doing business.
SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS
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POWERFUL ADVANTAGES
DEVELOPING
AS A SERVICE CENTRE
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA AND
NEARBY ASIA PACIFIC
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TROPICAL AUSTRALIA - Business Numbers in
FINANCE, 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
Pilb
ara
Kim
berle
y
Dar
win/N
T
Cairns/FNQ
Tvl/N
Q
Mac
/Mac
kay
Rctn/Fitzro
y
Nth W
est/C
tl W
est
No.
Stat
Division
Cummings
Economics Source: ABS Data.
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TROPICAL AUSTRALIA
MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES, June 2007
111 117
582
729660 636
135
996
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
Pilb
ara
Kim
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Dar
win/N
T
Cairns/FNQ
Tvl/N
Q
Mac
/Mac
kay
Rctn/Fitzro
y
Nth W
est/C
tl W
est
No.
Stat
Division
Cummings
Economics Source: ABS Data.
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Source : Cummings Economics from ABS Census data.
Percent of Workforce in Education & Health Services
Major Queensland Regions, 2006 Census (UPR)
Statistical
Division
Education
& Training
Health Care
& Social
Assistance
Total
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
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Indigenous communities.
Defence and surveillance.
Trade PNG and Papua Indonesia.
OTHER
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In service industry catch up.
In natural resource endowed base industries.
In expanding trade area opportunities.
In specialist skill cluster activity.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES
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