South Australia  

South Australia balances the demands of commerce and industry with a great lifestyle and a high standard of living. In short, it’s a great place to live, to work and do business.

Why choose South Australia?

Adelaide, South Australia - is Australia's most cost-competitive city for business and the third most cost-competitive in the world in its population bracket, based on an international comparison of 102 global cities.
Source: KPMG Competitive Alternatives Study 2008

South Australia enjoys a Triple A credit rating awarded by international ratings agency Standard & Poor’s for its “low net debt, revenue growth and commitment to a prudent level of spending over the next two to three years”.
Source: Standard & Poor’s RatingsDirect, September 2005

South Australia has an advanced manufacturing, technology and research base and Adelaide is the most cost-competitive Australian city in 16 of 17 industries including aerospace, electronics, precision manufacturing, telecommunications, product testing, and web-multimedia.  Source: KPMG Competitive Alternatives Study 2008

Major projects totalling $44.8 billion in value are either in progress or proposed in South Australia.

South Australia’s quality of life is second-to-none. Adelaide was rated the seventh most liveable city in the world (Source: Economist Intelligence Unit's Liveability Survey December 2007) and among the world’s least expensive cities in which to live. Source: Mercer Consulting Group, 2008 Cost of Living Survey

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South Australia – The Defence State

South Australia has a proud history of delivering world-class defence projects and we are home to a critical mass of top scientific, research and educational institutions. 

Our established defence industry, highly skilled workforce and state-of-the-art infrastructure, combined with the State Government’s strong commitment to the defence industry are why we are known as the Defence State.

In the last five years, South Australia has won billions of dollars worth of new defence and security projects, many of which are just coming online now, and providing significant opportunities for local businesses for years to come, including:

  • $8 billion Air Warfare Destroyer build contract and AWD Systems Centre
  • $1 billion AP-3C Orion aircraft maintenance and upgrade contract
  • Multi-billion 25-year through life support contract for Collins class submarines
  • $1 billion Customs Project Sentinel contract – world’s largest fixed wing civil maritime surveillance program, and
  • 1,200 personnel 7RAR Mechanised Battalion to be relocated to Edinburgh in 2011.

South Australia is focused on growing its Defence presence and building a sustainable defence industry.