Knox Careers in Science & Technology

21 August 2014

The Knox Economy: an overview

• Laid out in a ‘green and leafy’ setting beneath the Dandenong Ranges

• Just north of the EastLink ~ Monash/CityLink Freeway intersection.

• Conveniently located in Melbourne’s eastern metropolitan area just 25 kilometres (30 minutes) from Melbourne’s central business district.  

About KnoxLocation

About KnoxHistory

• Named after Sir George Knox (1885-1960), a former soldier and speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

• The City of Knox Crest incorporates his family’s motto ‘Move and Prosper’.

• Proclaimed a Shire on 16 November 1963 and declared a City on 4 July 1969.  

• Knox is one of the most populous municipalities in Victoria with just over 154,000 residents living in eleven localities.

• The City of Knox includes the suburbs of Ferntree Gully, Upper Ferntree Gully, Boronia, The Basin, Rowville, Wantirna, Wantirna South, Lysterfield, Knoxfield, Scoresby and Bayswater.

About KnoxThe Economy

Manufacturing

Construction

Wholesale Trade

Retail Trade

Transport, Postal & Warehousing

Financial & Insurance Services

Rental, Hiring & Real Estate Services

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services

Education & Training

Health Care & Social Assistance

Balance Sectors

Contributions to GRP (2014)

About KnoxThe Economy

21.8%

13.0%

10.7%

10.5%

10.0%

5.3%

5.1%

5.1%

4.3%

2.9%

2.8%

2.8%

1.6%1.2%

1.1%

1.0%

0.5%0.2%

0.1%

Manufacturing

Retail trade

Wholesale trade

Health care and social assistance

Construction

Education and training

Accommodation and food services

Professional, scientific and technical services

Other services

Administrative and support services

Public administration and safety

Transport, postal and warehousing

Financial and insurance services

Arts and recreation services

Rental, hiring and real estate services

Information media and telecommunications

Electricity, gas, water and waste services

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Mining

Contribution to Employment (2011)

About KnoxThe Economy Unemployment Levels (2013)

About KnoxThe Economy

About KnoxThe Economy – Employment Precincts

155,000 people

About KnoxKnox Futures

About KnoxKnox Futures

About KnoxPreferred Investment Locations

Scoresby / Rowville Employment Precinct

• Advanced Manufacturing and Technologies

• Warehousing and Logistics

• Offices

About KnoxPreferred Investment Locations

Wantirna Health Precinct

• Medical Manufacturing and Technologies

• Aged and Palliative Care

• Hospital and Medical Services

• Offices

About KnoxPreferred Investment Locations

Bayswater Business Precinct

• Advanced Manufacturing and Technology

• Light Industrial / Specialised Producers

• Wholesale and Logistics

• Offices for Business Services

About KnoxWhy People Live and Invest in Knox

• ‘Green and Leafy’

• ‘Openness, Country Feel’

• Live Local ~ Work Local

• Family oriented

• Well Serviced

• Business Friendly

• Good Accessibility

Careers

21 August 2014

Careers In:Manufacturing

Income Education LevelsTrend over the last 3 years

Careers In:Manufacturing

Occupations

Careers In: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Income Education Levels

Careers In: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Occupations Occupations – Females only

Careers In:Health Care and Social Assistance

Income Education

Careers In:Health Care and Social Assistance

OccupationOccupation – Females only

Careers In:Wholesale Trade

Income Education

Careers In:Wholesale Trade

Occupation Occupation – Females only

Careers InRetail Trade

Income Education

Careers InRetail Trade

Occupation Occupation – Females only

Careers InEducation and Training

Income Education

Careers InEducation and Training

Occupation Occupation – Females only

Examples of Industry Sector Subdivision Outlooks

The next five years are expected to expose the IT Security Consulting industry to new avenues of growth. Large corporations are progressively moving their security operations in-house to save money, and because consultants themselves can be categorised as security risks. Technological improvements are expected to lead to gaps in security infrastructure, forcing businesses to make security a higher priority. The National Broadband Network, for instance, will create a greater incentive for businesses to rely on cloud computing facilities. Organised groups of hackers are launching increasingly sophisticated attacks against large corporations, whether for political purposes or general malicious intent. Consequently, the industry services will continue to be relevant

Pollution Testing Services in Australia - Steady future growth is expected across the industry due to continued stable demand for pollution testing and monitoring services. Despite the potential repeal of the carbon tax resulting in reduced carbon dioxide testing, which would reduce industry services, it is likely that an alternative scheme will be implemented that will require similar services. With stronger economic growth expected in future years, pollution testing demand from the manufacturing, construction, agriculture and wastewater sectors are forecast to drive industry growth.

The Health Services subdivision is expected to continue its strong growth over the next five years due to Australia's growing and ageing population, the increasing prevalence of chronic disease and private health insurance coverage growth. While general hospitals are expected to contribute much of the subdivision's growth as they benefit from the ageing population and rising chronic disease rates, other allied health services that derive their revenue from private health benefits will continue to be boosted by growth in private health insurance coverage.

Source: IBISWorld