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As more city businesses look to the regions to establish, relocate or expand, Queensland’s Sunshine Coast is firmly in the spotlight, with attractive business benefits and lifestyle advantages.

With billions in economic investment underway, lower costs of doing business and the major expansion of the Sunshine Coast Airport, the Sunshine Coast is top of the pack as a smart place for business.

Over the past 15 years, economic growth has outperformed almost every other regional economy, sparking a wave of new residential, commercial and retail development.

Located just over an hour north of Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast offers an unbeatable combination of capital city infrastructure and a famously stunning environment. The Sunshine Coast is the ideal regional investment location for small businesses through to multinational corporations.

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Develop, grow and succeed

As one of Australia’s most desirable lifestyle locations, the Sunshine Coast offers enviable work-life harmony for business owners and workers.

Why locate your business in Queensland?

We’re ready to go and there’s room to grow on the Sunshine Coast

The Sunshine Coast is a top choice for regional business investment:

• Affordable office locations, commercial and retail space.
• Resilient, growing economy.
• National hub for entrepreneurs.
• Easy return interstate flights from Sunshine Coast Airport.
• A highly educated workforce.
• Some of the best business opportunities in Queensland.
• Start-up and innovation support.
• Competitive development costs.
• Supportive business networks.
  

Sunshine Coast infrastructure development

The Sunshine Coast is one of Australia’s fastest-growing regional economies and is expected to grow to $33 billion by 2033, making it a great place to start or expand a business.

Significant infrastructure projects are equipping the region to support the growth of high value industries, including the development of Australia’s only greenfield CBD, the Maroochydore City Centre.

• $12.5 billion in Sunshine Coast Infrastructure investment.
• A new multi-billion dollar master-planned Maroochydore CBD, Australia’s first truly smart city.
• Sunshine Coast Broadband Cable offering superfast data speeds and the fastest connection to Asia from Australia’s east coast.
• NEXTDC data centre underway.
• $5 billion Sunshine Coast Health Precinct anchored by the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
• $300 million in education infrastructure investment.
• One of the strongest real estate markets in Australia.

The smart place for business

The Sunshine Coast is regarded as a national lifestyle location with its amazing weather, vibrant culture, welcoming communities and innovative businesses.

Both Sunshine Coast Council and the Queensland Government provide assistance to help navigate government requirements and streamline access to new investment and business development opportunities.

Sunshine Coast Council welcomes and supports the growth of local businesses and new businesses considering investing in QLD. If you’re looking to buy a business in Queensland, Council can help you understand the Sunshine Coast business environment as part of your due diligence.

Council support services for business include:

• A single entry point for service.
• Business case development support.
• Site selection assistance and relocation advice.
• Incentives and assistance.
• Connections with government and industry bodies and access to international market information.

Contact an investment specialist at Invest Sunshine Coast for more information.

Email: invest@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
Phone: +61 407 753 645