This article is from the Australian Property Journal archive
THE City of Sydney has engaged thirty surveyors to undertake a nine months survey of 11,000 buildings totalling 48 million sqm.
That’s the task ahead for the City of Sydney’s upcoming floor space and employment survey, which is undertaken every five years following the national census and is intended to show the city’s most popular industries, changing employment trends and number of jobs in the CBD.
Local businesses are being encouraged take part, with the surveyors to visually inspect more than 48 million sqm of internal and external floor space and record data on the numbers and sizes of workers and business within industries, and the use of floor space.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the study provided vital information to help the City plan for the future.
“Our city is the engine room of the NSW economy, and we are continuing to grow, with more jobs and businesses moving into the area every year,” the Lord Mayor said.
“The floor space and employment survey is an important way of tracking this growth, giving us a picture of how space is being used on every floor of every building across the city.
“This helps us understand how industries, employment and activity change over time, and guides the strategic planning and policy decisions we make to support business and encourage sustainable growth.” Moore said.
The last floor space and employment survey was carried out in 2012 and estimated that around 20% of all employment in metropolitan Sydney is in the City of Sydney area.
It found the number of businesses in the city had jumped by more than 2,000, or 10.5%, since 2007, while the number of jobs had grown by 52,000, or 13.65.
Notable employment growth by sector was found in professional and business services, food and drink, higher education and research and creative industries, and namely in areas including the CBD, Pyrmont, Camperdown, Redfern and Green Square.
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