Why Choose The Shire?

There are many reasons to choose Sutherland Shire as the location for your business.

1. It is a great place to live and work and it offers many business opportunities.

To search for commercial properties (for sale or lease) and  businesses for sale in the Shire you can visit Real Estate sites or Commercial Business Brokers.

2. Close proximity to Sydney Business District, Sydney International Airport and Port Botany

3. The Shire is serviced by a network of local and regional retail and commercial centres.

4. The area is supported by direct transport links to Sydney Airport, southern Sydney, the CBD and the rapidly growing south-western Sydney and the Illawarra region.

5. Sutherland Shire has a well developed economy which is constantly growing. The council has a vision and economic development plan to build the economy each year.

6. Sutherland Shire is also well served by a first rate school education sector, two TAFE colleges, St George and Sutherland Community College, and the newly built Loftus Campus of the University of Wollongong. This great educational network supports Sutherland Shire’s diverse, skilled and educated workforce, and the new generation of innovative, entrepreneurial businesses. 

7. Sutherland Shire also has a number of large employment zones which include manufacturing, industrial, transport & storage, technology, retail and transformative sectors.

8. To support new businesses and creating jobs, Sutherland Shire offers a great business support network, which includes the Sutherland Business Education Network, the SSHED, a marine cluster, IT cluster and the Business Enterprise Centre.

9. Sutherland Shire Council facilitates a number of business networks and continues to look for innovative ways to assist and support business growth and development. Initiatives such as the annual Bbusiness Development week program and September Business Conference attract more attendees every year, by offering practical value to business operators.

We hope that as you navigate through our economic development website, you will come to see that Sutherland Shire Council is focused on facilitating local business growth and development.  We would especially welcome inquiries from businesses looking to locate here from other regions, and from overseas.

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