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Economic growth in Brisbane Australia is sitting at over 4 per cent per year. This is well above the Australian average and is being fuelled by innovation in traditional industries like food processing and mining and new emerging industries such as e-security, software games development, and biotechnology. Companies such as Boeing, Virgin, IBM, Oracle, Sun Microsystems and many other leading global brands have made Brisbane their home.
IT INDUSTRY in BrisbaneOver 55% of homes in Queensland Australia have Internet access and nearly 40% of Australian jobs in the computer games industry exist in Queensland. On top of that, Queensland's e-security industry is the largest e-security community outside of North America and is home to Australia's only games cluster. Interestingly, more than 50 million people in Britain rely on the technology of Brisbane company Mincom everyday.
AIRPORTS in Brisbane
Twelve million passengers use Brisbane Airport each year. This is forecast to grow to 35 million in around 20 years. Brisbane Airport directly services 26 international destinations each week and flys to 30 domestic locations.
Carparking is available at Brisbane airport on a long or short term basis.
TOURISM, HOLIDAYS AND TRAVEL INDUSTRY in BrisbaneIn the year ending June 2003 business travel accounted for 22% of the domestic visitors to Brisbane. The most popular activity participated in by domestic holiday/leisure visitors to the Brisbane region was eating out at restaurants. Visitors aged between 25 and 44 years represented 39% of the domestic holiday/leisure market to Brisbane and those aged from 45 to 64 years represented a further 37% of the market. The most popular activity for international leisure travellers? was going shopping for pleasure (92%). Four percent of all employment in Brisbane over the period 1998 to 1999 was related to tourism.
LOGISTICS and DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY in Brisbane
The Port of Brisbane being Australia's fastest growing container port, being up to five sailing days closer to Asia than the Ports of Sydney or Melbourne. In 2002/03 over 24.6 million tonnes of cargo passed through the Port of Brisbane.
EXPORTS AND PRIMARY PRODUCTS INDUSTRY in Brisbane
Queensland produces 95% of Australian sugar and has one of the top three honey packers in the world. Queensland provides 53% of Australia's liquid milk and cream products. Around 120 different varieties of fruit and vegetables are grown in Queensland with over 53 countries sourcing fruit and vegetable products from Queensland in 1997-98. About half of Australia's grain-fed cattle are in Queensland. Exports are responsible for one in five jobs in Queensland.
Updated 10.7.06
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