ONE OF QUEENSLAND’S FASTEST GROWING REGIONS The Sunshine Coast is one of the largest local government areas in Australia with a population of 311,511 and has averaged 2.5 per cent average annual growth over the last decade, making it one of the fastest growing areas in the country (ABS, 2018).
THE FUTURE STARTS HERE
FUTURECoast’s population is expected to grow to more than 500,000 people by 2041, The Sunshine This 12-page feature is an initiative of the Education and Research Taskforce, delivered by Sunshine Coast Council. CAREERS representing the fourth fastest expected growth in the State (QGSO, 2017; ABS, 2018). +2025
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he Sunshine Coast is a location that offers unparalleled opportunities. A recent report from renowned demographer Bernard Salt predicts our population will reach 550,000 by 2040 and the region’s game changer projects, which are
The council has teamed up with My Weekly Preview to highlight what these industries are, how they are the keys to future employment and economic strength in the region and how the high school students of today can gear their educational pathways towards an exciting career.
coming to life through a mixture of private and public investment, will see a more vibrant and innovative region with expanding career options. There are seven high-value industries in the region that have been identified as part of the Regional Economic Development Strategy.
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SUNSHINE COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT EXPANSION
The $347-million airport expansion will be completed by 2020 and will deliver a new 2450m x 45 metre runway. It is estimated the airport expansion will deliver 2230 jobs in the period through to 2040.
The Sunshine Coast University Hospital officially opened in April 2017 with 450 beds and will grow to 738 beds by 2021. The SCUH is estimated to employ 3000 full-time staff (about 3800 in staff head count) growing to 4600 when fully operational.
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SUNSHINE COAST HEALTH PRECINCT
2018 SUNSHINE PLAZA EXPANSION
The Sunshine Coast Health Precinct, opposite the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, is the largest health precinct currently being developed in Australia. Coupled with the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, the co-located $150-million, 200-bed private hospital, and the Sunshine Coast Health Institute (SCHI), the overall precinct provides high-level medical training and translational research. On completion, the hospital and the adjacent health precinct are expected to create around12,000 ongoing jobs.
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2017 SOLAR FARM
The Sunshine Plaza’s $400-million expansion began in late 2016 and on completion by Christmas 2018, will include more than 34,000 square metres of additional retail space with the region’s first David Jones department store, a new BIG W and more than 100 new speciality stores, providing hundreds of new retail job opportunities.
The Sunshine Coast Council’s 15 megawatt solar farm at Valdora will have more than 57,000 solar panels generating electricity into Energex’s network when it is operational in mid-2017. At its peak, the solar farm will generate 15 megawatts of electricity from the sun.
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