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Filed Under: BUSINESS, INVEST, LIVE, PROJECTS Tagged With: Australia, City of Gold Coast, Economic Development Queensland, Economic outlook, economy, Gold Coast, work and study

Australia’s fastest growing economy

New buildings under development at the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct

Gold Coast, Australia's fastest growing economy

The Gold Coast is Australia’s sixth largest city and fastest growing economy. It is a hub of opportunity, transforming into a global destination and home to more than 666,000 people.

Strategically located on the edge of the Asia-Pacific rim, with access to two international airports, the Gold Coast is perfectly positioned as a destination for business, investment, study, research, sport, events, tourism and lifestyle.

With a robust economy valued at $45.38 billion, and an ambitious strategy that encourages innovation and sustainable growth, the Gold Coast’s future is full of promise.

The City of Gold Coast’s Gold Coast Economic Report 2024, released earlier this week, shows that Gold Coast is Australia’s fastest growing economy post-COVID, and is outperforming expectations.

The report shows that Gold Coast’s sustained growth is higher than other benchmark economies such as greater Perth, greater Brisbane, greater Adelaide, ACT, Australia, Queensland, greater Sydney, and greater Melbourne.

Moreover, in year ending June 2023, GRP growth, GRP per capita, growth in tertiary qualifications, and job-to-worker ratio have exceeded projections.

Gold Coast is the place to be for businesses, with the Gold Coast forecasted to experience high medium-term growth and to outperform Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. The technology sector is also expected to grow by almost 40% by 2028.

Need more reasons to do business on the Gold Coast?

Top 10 reasons to do business on the Gold Coast

1. Australia’s fastest growing economy
Post-pandemic, the Gold Coast Economy has experienced an average annual growth of 5.5%, ahead of Brisbane (4.5%) and Sydney and Melbourne (both 2.5%)

2. Fast-growing knowledge economy
The value of our knowledge sector is growing 10% faster than the Australian average.

3. Entrepreneurial culture
5,000 new knowledge economy businesses were added in FY2021-22.

4. Low unemployment
The Gold Coast is tracking about 1% below the Australian average.

5. Education options
Home to three universities and some of Queensland’s best secondary schools.

6. Transport
Serviced by two international airports—Brisbane and Gold Coast—and Queensland’s first light rail system.

7. A tourism destination
In 2023, the Gold Coast welcomed more than 12.2 million visitors, generating $7.8 billion in visitor expenditure.

8. Natural beauty
The city boasts 52km of coastline and 100,000ha of nature reserves, world heritage sites and substantial rainforest (as well as more waterways than Venice!)

9. Perfect climate
The Gold Coast averages 10 hours of sunshine a day on almost 300 days per year.

10. Great dining and arts scene
The Gold Coast has a year-round calendar of cultural events, live performances and gallery exhibitions and is home to 24 Australian Good Food Guide-hatted restaurants.

Read on
  • City of Gold Coast’s Gold Coast Economic Report 2024
Artist impression of the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct when complete

October 15, 2024 By Gemma Bull

Filed Under: INVEST, LIVE, PROJECTS Tagged With: Economic Development Queensland, frontline workers, Gold Coast, homes for Queenslanders, Housing, Live, Lumina, students, work and study

New homes for health workers

Artist impression of the proposed housing development at the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct

Plans have been lodged to build hundreds of new build-to-rent homes in the Gold Coast’s Health and Knowledge Precinct.

UBS Real Estate Nominees Australia Pty Limited (UBS) has lodged a development application with Economic Development Queensland on the last residential zoned site at the precinct aimed specifically at frontline health workers and students.

The proposal will see the delivery of 878 homes, including 176 affordable units, comprising of studio, one, two, and three-bedroom apartments across four buildings. It will cater for an estimated 1350 new residents right next to the university hospital and Griffith University campus.

The development application also includes plans for a landscaped plaza as well as resident facilities including retail outlets, cafes, and a gym all close to existing public transport networks.

The deliberate mix of dwelling types is expected to further diversify and broaden the range of housing and rental price points that currently exist within the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct and the wider Southport location.

Following the submission of the development application and the finalisation of commercial negotiations, it’s expected construction could begin next year.

Read on
  • Media release: Homes for Queenslanders: Plans lodged for 878 key worker homes on Gold Coast
  • Find out more on the Lumina Gold Coast website
Artist impression of the proposed housing development at the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct

September 3, 2024 By Gemma Bull

Filed Under: BUSINESS, HEALTH, INVEST, LIVE, PROJECTS

Work commences on premium GCHKP development RDX

(L-R) Debbie McNamara, General Manager EDQ, Craig Mitchell President Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT, Hon Stirling Hinchcliffe, Queensland Minister for Tourism, Innovation and Sport, Dr Hal Rice, Tim Baker, CEO City of Gold Coast

Work has commenced on RDX Lumina, a placemaking Gold Coast Health and Knowledge development by Northwest Healthcare Properties, Australia’s largest healthcare real estate owner.

The Hon. Stirling Hinchliffe, Minister for Tourism, Innovation and Sport yesterday turned sod on the $154m project at a ceremony on the RDX site in the heart of the Precinct’s Lumina commercial district, alongside Northwest President and Regional CEO Craig Mitchell.

RDX is a premium eight-level health and innovation facility fitted for research, biotech, clinical and education functions.

At the ceremony, Mr Hinchcliffe said he expects life sciences work done under RDX’s roof will produce ”innovations that will deliver to the world”.

“We’ll see [RDX] making a massive difference to the way this Precinct delivers on its promise to be a real world-leading cutting edge health and knowledge precinct,” he says. 

Northwest President and Regional CEO Craig Mitchell says the building’s position in the heart of GCHKP will create significant collaboration opportunities for RDX tenants.

“By creating a world-class facility to attract the best people in the industry and encourage further investment in research, development and training, we hope to make a substantial commitment to the broader healthcare industry into the future, in Queensland and beyond.” 

“The GCHKP location represents an added opportunity to collaborate with Griffith University researchers, other clinicians and industry partners.”

Mr Mitchell says RDX will be used for cutting edge life sciences work such as neuroendovascular radiology, interventional cardiology innovation and training, rehabilitation inpatient and outpatient clinical services, human clinical trials, research and virtual care via robotic technologies.

“It’s very important to build the ecosystem where you’ve got the private sector, the public sector, PhD students and researchers—an ecosystem looking at how you take research all the way through to the patient, the whole journey from the lab to bed.” 

After the sod turning, the official party attended the Precinct’s new Neutex Image-Guided Surgical Training and Technologies Centre for a tour conducted by co-founder Dr Hal Rice.

Neutex, a committed tenant of RDX, is working until construction is complete from commercial Precinct space provided by Northwest to deliver world-leading training to specialists from across the Asia Pacific using the latest Philips Image-guided therapy system and technologies. 

The 6-Star Green Star RDX is designed as an all-electric, carbon-neutral building and due for completion mid-2025. 

With Evans Long’s $80m eight-storey development Proxima due for completion 2024, RDX is part of a construction boom in the GCHKP, driven by nearly $250m of private investment. 

June 1, 2023 By Gemma Bull

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