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Illawarra Business Chamber Mining in the Illawarra: our history and the economic impact 8 December 2015
Debra Murphy, Chief Executive Officer
Regional Chamber
1,324 Member
Companies
Voice of Illawarra Business
Who is the Illawarra Business Chamber and who do we represent
Division of NSW Business Chamber
As at 30 June 2015
Dominant IBC member profile – small firms in Wollongong
100-199 employees
17 1%
1-4 employees 670 50%
200+ employees
30 2%
20-49 employees
93 7%
50-99 employees
39 3%
5-19 employees 389 29%
Non-employing 109 8%
Wollongong 564 42%
Shellharbour 106 8%
Kiama 76 6%
Shoalhaven 305 23%
Wingecarribee 238 18%
Other LGAs 35 3%
Local Government Areas
Business Size
Almost nine out of ten IBC members are small businesses (employ less than 20 people)
Industry sectors diverse
14% 13% 13%
10%
8% 7%
6%
4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3%
2% 1%
1% 1% 1%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
Mining since 1797
Illawarra economy
Manufacturing
Healthcare and Social Assistance
Public Admin and Safety
Education and Training Financial and Insurance Services
Construction
MiningTransport, Postal and
WarehousingRetail Trade
Professional, Scientific and Techincal Services
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1.0
1.5
2.0
-4% -2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12%
Indu
stry
Siz
e (G
VA
FY1
3, $
bn)
Industry Growth (compound annual growth rate in GVA, 2001-2011)
Bubble size reflects total employees FY13
* Red bubbles denote services sectors Source: PwC GEM analysis
Nearly 10% of Illawarra jobs rely on mining
2013/2014: UOW Research: Centre for Small Business and Regional Research/ Lawrence Consulting
(2013/2014)
The Illawarra underutilised
Youth Unemployment Rate (15-24) : 14.1% (NSW 12.7%)
Unemployment Rate: 6.7% (NSW 5.9%)
Participation Rate: 58.6% (NSW 63.3%)
July 2015 (ABS Labour Force Survey)
Mining companies’ direct spend
2013/2014: UOW Research: Centre for Small Business and Regional Research/ Lawrence Consulting
(2013/2014)
Mining adds $3 billion to the Illawarra Economy
2013/2014: UOW Research: Centre for Small Business and Regional Research/ Lawrence Consulting
(2013/2014)
Backbone of the Illawarra business community
• $3 billion in supplying business purchases
• 611 businesses in the Illawarra directly service the mining industry
2013/2014: UOW Research: Centre for Small Business and Regional Research/ Lawrence Consulting
(2013/2014)
Mining supports the Illawarra community
• 45 community groups $733,973 • Illawarra Councils $2,001,845
UOW Research: Centre for Small Business and Regional Research/ Lawrence Consulting
(2013/2014)
Mining in NSW adds $1.1 billion to NSW Government
UOW Research: Centre for Small Business and Regional Research/ Lawrence Consulting
(2013/2014)
Mining: our past and future