Coworking and the future of work
Brad Krauskopf, CEO & Founder PFA Master Class – October 2018
About Hub
A u s t r a l i a ’ s l a r g e s t p r i v a t e l y
o w n e d c o w o r k i n g o p e r a t o r .
T h e m a j o r i t y o f o u r c l i e n t s a r e
p r o f i t a b l e g r o w i n g c o m p a n i e s .
Accelerate your business
Love where you work
Creating a home for businesses to grow.
Live something bigger
T h e n u m b e r o f c o w o r k i n g s p a c e s i n A u s t r a l i a g r e w b y 2 9 7 % b e t w e e n 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 7 .
Coworking growth
5 7 7 17 30
44
78
126
189
256
309
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Number o f cowork i ng spaces
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
SQM
Source: Knight Frank
S p a c e o c c u p i e d b y f l e x i b l e w o r k s p a c e ( % o f t o t a l o f f i c e s t o c k )
2.8 2.4
5.8
2.3
0 0 0
2 2
0 0
2 2 3
3.9
8
2.9
8
1
9.7
2.5 2.6 1.6
4
17.6 17.6
Hong Kong Singapore Shanghai Beijing Chengdu Shenzhen Jakarta Manila Sydney Melbourne Mumbai Bangaluru Delhi NCR
2017 2018
Coworking growth
Source: Colliers
20-30%
Market take up
by f lexible workspace
in 2017.
+24
Months average
term.
Up from 12 months
in 2013.
Deals for 15 desks
or more.
Up from 21% in 2015.
91%
Of Asia’s top
occupiers
consider ing using
f lexible workspace.
48%
Coworking growth
Source: Colliers
B e t we e n 8 3 % a n d 8 9 % o f
b u s i n e s s e s b y n u mb e r
a c r o s s o u r ma jo r C B D ’s
e mp l o y 4 o r l e s s p e o p l e .
S M A L L & M E D I U M B U S I N E S S
C o r p o r a t e s a r e ma k i n g
f l e x i b l e wo r k s p a c e s a
c o r n e r s t o n e o f t h e i r r e a l
e s t a t e s t r a t e g i e s .
C O R P O R AT E D E M A N D
E v e n a t 1 5 % c o wo r k i n g
c o u l d t a k e u p 2 . 5 mi l s q m
o v e r t h e n e x t 1 2 y e a r s , o r
2 1 0 , 0 0 0 s q m p e r a n n u m.
3 0 % O F T O TA L S T O C K B Y 2 0 3 0 ?
Drivers of demand
LOCATION TRADITIONAL LEASE
600 sqm ’A’ Grade, no services
TRADITIONAL LEASE
600 sqm ’A’ Grade, allowing $100k for
cost of services
FULLY SERVICED
COWORKING FACILITY
CBD Location, Private Office
SYDNEY
(gross rent $1,100/sqm) $660,000 $760,000 $630,000
MELBOURNE
(gross rent $700/sqm) $420,000 $520,000 $450,000
BRISBANE
(gross rent $800/sqm) $480,000 $580,000 $420,000
E x a m p l e f o r a 5 0 p e r s o n r e q u i r e m e n t
The cost of coworking
13.6%
4.0%
3.3%
2.8%
2.0%
5.4%
3.8%
2.8%
2.3%
1.6%
Source: Knight Frank
From work ‘space’ to work ‘experience’
P a r a l l e l s a r e i n c r e a s i n g l y d r a w n
b e t w e e n c o w o r k i n g a n d t h e h o t e l
i n d u s t r y .
A m e n i t y a n d s e r v i c e a r e a k e y
d i f f e r e n t i a t o r i n t h e c o w o r k i n g
i n d u s t r y .
H u b , C o n v e n e a n d T h e O f f i c e G r o u p
d e s c r i b e t h e m s e l v e s a s h o s p i t a l i t y
c o m p a n i e s
Te c h n o l o g y m e a n s n o o n e n e e d s t o
c o m e t o a w o r k s p a c e , b u t e v e r y o n e
w a n t s t h e e x p e r i e n c e o f a g r e a t
w o r k p l a c e .
Future workforce • Employee pays for their
workplace • 20 minute cities • Driverless cars • Gamers • Creativity & EQ vs IQ in the age of
robots • GIG Economy/ freelancers take
over?
Love where you work
B r a d K r a u s k o p f
C E O & F o u n d e r
0 4 1 7 7 4 0 0 0 7
B r a d . k r a u s k o p f @ h u b a u s t r a l i a . c o m