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CENTRAL COAST
REGIONAL SNAPSHOT
2016
Proximity to Sydney & Newcastle
The Central Coast has significant advantage in relation to its
location, strategically situated between the urban centres of Sydney
and the Newcastle/Hunter Valley. This provides businesses the
capacity to access these markets, especially the professional
markets within the Sydney and Newcastle metropolitan areas along
with the industries associated with the Hunter Valley mining and
agricultural sectors. Proximity to these centres also provides for
access to international airports, shipping facilities and the like which
aids in connectivity to international markets.
This proximity is further enhanced by good inter-regional transport
connectivity. The Central Coast region is connected in the
south to Sydney (Canberra and Melbourne) as well as north
to Newcastle (the NSW mid-north Coast and Brisbane) by the
M1 motorway. In addition, the northern rail corridor provides
movement for freight and passengers. Travelling time to the
Sydney CBD, Parramatta, Chatswood and Newcastle/Hunter is
around 60 minutes.
The location of the region provides access to finished goods
and raw materials along east coast transport corridor, as well
as access to the labour force between Sydney and Newcastle.
The region already makes use of this connectivity and a number
of exporters (including manufacturing, education and service
industries) export to regions as diverse as Asia (China, Malaysia)
the Pacific (New Zealand) as well as the Middle East and America.
The strategic location of the Central Coast between Sydney and
Newcastle, excellent transport links, available land and motivated
workforce have made it a desired place for warehouse, logistics
and distribution activities.
Access to International,
National and Regional Markets