Home Research Economy Economy Economic growth, agglomeration, and connectivity. Attracting human capital, facilitating innovation and participating in global markets. Economic growth, agglomeration, and connectivity. Attracting human capital, facilitating innovation and participating in global markets Cities are the main contributor to Australia’s economy generating around 80 per cent of the nation’s GDP. Facilitating economic growth is the most prominent rationale in urban policies to shape the development of Australia’s cities. The economic structure of Australia’s cities is changing due to the shift from manufacturing to service- and knowledge industries. Urban policies respond to this in a range of ways, such as; promoting the attractiveness of central business districts to global companies, unlocking the value of innovative industries through agglomeration, and embracing new technologies to ensure ongoing productivity. The Brief on ‘economy’ addresses ways urban policies are aiming to achieve productivity growth by clustering economic activities, increasing connectivity and facilitating structural changes in Australian cities. Read the full brief News and Briefs AHURI news and briefs on ways urban policies are aiming to achieve productivity growth by clustering economic activities, increasing connectivity and facilitating structural changes in Australian cities. Research publications AHURI research on economic growth, agglomeration, and connectivity. Latest News and Briefs brief Enabling economic activity to thrive in Australia’s cities Cities are the main contributor to Australia’s economy generating around 80 per cent of the nation’s GDP. Facilitating economic growth is the most prominent rationale in urban policies to shape the development of Australia’s cities. Visions for economic transition and future growth are captured in the 2016 Smart Cities Plan focusing on investment, policy coordination and new technology. view details brief Where are the well paid and less well paid jobs based in Australia's capital cities? In Australia’s capital cities, the vast majority of jobs are located in the suburbs, not the central city area. However, the central city area does contain a greater proportion of high-income workers than either middle or low-income workers. view details news Federal cities policy, housing affordability and low income jobs As the Australian Government's cities agenda is focussing on local jobs and affordable housing, recent AHURI research reveals the impacts of high housing costs for low-income workers who work in the central city areas in Perth, Darwin, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. view details brief Why housing matters in the decentralisation debate The Select Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation is currently inquiring into best ways to support regional development and the decentralisation of Commonwealth and corporate entities, including the economic impacts of moving Government departments to regional cities and ways to encourage larger businesses to follow them. view details
brief Enabling economic activity to thrive in Australia’s cities Cities are the main contributor to Australia’s economy generating around 80 per cent of the nation’s GDP. Facilitating economic growth is the most prominent rationale in urban policies to shape the development of Australia’s cities. Visions for economic transition and future growth are captured in the 2016 Smart Cities Plan focusing on investment, policy coordination and new technology. view details
brief Where are the well paid and less well paid jobs based in Australia's capital cities? In Australia’s capital cities, the vast majority of jobs are located in the suburbs, not the central city area. However, the central city area does contain a greater proportion of high-income workers than either middle or low-income workers. view details
news Federal cities policy, housing affordability and low income jobs As the Australian Government's cities agenda is focussing on local jobs and affordable housing, recent AHURI research reveals the impacts of high housing costs for low-income workers who work in the central city areas in Perth, Darwin, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. view details
brief Why housing matters in the decentralisation debate The Select Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation is currently inquiring into best ways to support regional development and the decentralisation of Commonwealth and corporate entities, including the economic impacts of moving Government departments to regional cities and ways to encourage larger businesses to follow them. view details
