Australia has almost 100 Antipodean ‘Silicon Valley’ websites creating almost two-thirds of the nation’s tech jobs, in accordance with a brand new report mapping digital expertise clusters nationally for the primary time.
The report, ‘The geography of Australia’s digital industries’, was produced by CSIRO, and the Tech Council of Australia.
It discovered there are 96 digital clusters nationwide, positioned in each state and territory.
The report explores how the geographical tech concentrations, very like Silicon Valley in California, increase development and productiveness. These clusters cowl 4% of Australia’s geographic space, which account for 63% of all tech job creation.
The report additionally discovered there are three forms of clusters in Australia, together with 4 superclusters, that are mega groupings of a number of clusters in the identical metropolis: the Sydney arc, the Melbourne diamond, the Brisbane hall, and the Canberra triangle.
Sydney’s $3 billion Tech Central towers are at the moment beneath development adjoining to Central railway station now residence to the Quantum Terminal startup hub. Atlassian’s 40-storey eco-skyscraper HQ is currently under construction subsequent to the station
CSIRO appearing CEO Kirsten Rose stated understanding the patterns round tech hubs was vital as worldwide analysis reveals their many advantages.
“The expertise globally has proven that corporations in clusters develop, make use of and innovate at a quicker charge,” she stated.
“We all know comparatively little about this in Australia, however what this report tells us very clearly is that geography issues and understanding that geography may also help us catalyse development.”
Lead report writer and CSIRO principal researcher Dr Stefan Hajkowicz stated that alongside the 4 east coast tremendous clusters, there are smaller clusters in different capitals corresponding to Perth, Hobart and Darwin.
“The report has additionally famous the rise of extremely specialised clusters in regional areas, for instance we’re seeing the fast development of the graphic design career in coastal areas like Burleigh Heads,” he stated.
“We’re not trying to find Australia’s Silicon Valley, now we have our personal clusters with their very own distinctive mix of expertise specialisations, corporations, and cultures.
“However we do see the identical patterns of intense spatial clustering of expertise trade occurring in locations like California, Cambridge (UK), Toulouse (France) and different locations worldwide.”
Australia additionally has 60 higher metropolis clusters, that are single clusters in higher capital metropolis areas which have massive and diversified tech workforces and corporations.. They embrace Parramatta, 25km west of Sydney’s CBD, Hobart, Northbridge in Perth, Darwin and Adelaide.
Silicon paddocks
However it’s not simply concerning the capitals, with Australia demonstrating a knack for decentralising tech jobs in what some have dubbed silicon paddocks.
Tech Council CEO Kate Pounder stated the 36 regional specialist clusters included Noosa, Newcastle, Queanbeyan, Geelong and Torquay and have important tech workforces which frequently concentrate on one or two areas.
”This analysis reveals that nice concepts and industries can spring up wherever in Australia,” she stated.
“It’s an unimaginable achievement as a nation to have 96 completely different clusters unfold across the nation creating jobs and alternative for a variety of communities and staff.
“Giving a variety of communities entry to this chance is important as this report highlights the advantages for communities of being in a cluster.
“Given tech jobs are amongst the fastest-growing, best-paid and most versatile jobs within the nation, it’s an amazing benefit for any group to have a cluster of their space.” she stated.
The report is available here.
