» Note on Estimated Residential Population Growth, 2006/07

08.05.08

» 2006 Annual Address to the Cairns Chamber of Commerce

04.09.07

Bill Cummings presented his annual address to the Cairns Chamber of Commerce on current trends in the Cairns economy on Tuesday 28th August, 2007. (Powerpoint presentation and text)

» Preliminary Analysis Initial 2006 Census Data

28.06.07

» 2006 Annual Address to the Cairns Chamber of Commerce

24.10.06

Bill Cummings presented his annual address to the Cairns Chamber of Commerce on current trends in the Cairns economy on Tuesday 24th October, 2006. (Powerpoint presentation and text)

» Note on Manufacturing in the Cairns Region

27.07.06

» Airfreight Exports from Northern & Far North Queensland

26.06.06

Cummings Economics has been pleased to complete, in conjunction with Advance Cairns, a study and report for the Airfreight Council of Queensland on airfreight exports from the Cairns , northern Queensland area.

The study indicated a high proportion of the region’s fishery output was being exported by air via Cairns airport, especially to Asian markets. Relatively little diversion was taking place via Brisbane and Sydney airports except for commodities for North American, Middle East and European markets not serviced with direct flights out of Cairns.

In strong contrast however, a large diversion of fruit and vegetables was found to be taking place to be exported via Brisbane and Sydney airports with Cairns airport accounting for only 13% of the region’s fruit and vegetable exported by air. Factors found to be causing this included:

• Availability of special ‘negotiated’ freight rates through Sydney and Brisbane airports not available via Cairns airport combined with relatively low road transport costs to Brisbane and Sydney.
• The relatively narrow range of fruit and vegetables able to be exported to Japan, a market in which the Cairns region has an air freight services advantage over other Australian sources.
• Seasonality of crops like mangoes and lack of capacity to carry seasonal peaks to markets like Hong Kong and Singapore linked by direct services from Cairns .

For details of availability of the report, contact Cummings Economics on Tel (07) 4031 2888 Email: cummings@cummings.net.au.
Full report available from: www.australianairfreight.com 2.4MB PDF

» Address To Cairns Chamber of Commerce

30.09.05

Cairns economist, Bill Cummings, provided his annual assessment of recent trends and short-term prospects for the Cairns economy to the September luncheon meeting of the Cairns Chamber of Commerce. (Power Point Presentation & Text)

» Launch of the Cairns 2020/2050 Business Research Manual Project

08.07.05

Cairns economist, Bill Cummings. provided an outline of the “Cairns 2020/2050 Business Research Manual” project at a special function held at the Cairns City Council Chambers last night. For further details of the project and presentation by Bill Cummings and others, see the project website www.cairnsbrm.com.au

» Direct Freight & Road Route Cairns to Melbourne

31.08.05

The Hann Highway Action Group has presented to the Queensland Minister for Main Roads a report prepared by W S Cummings entitled “The Hann Highway Development Report – An Economic Impact Cost Benefit Analysis of Upgrading the Lynd Hughenden Section of the Kennedy Developmental Road”.

The link is the last unsealed section of a direct inland route from the Cairns/Tablelands area to Melbourne and Adelaide.

Its sealing will provide :

• Major freight efficiencies for movement of produce from the Cairns/Tablelands region to markets in Melbourne and Adelaide and reverse movements.
• Major benefits for movement of cattle between the north and fattening areas and feedlots in the south.
• A major improvement in direct tourism links between the Cairns region and Queensland ’s outback region and the Alice Springs/Red Centre area.

Further details available on request.

» Australian City Growth Patterns 2002 - 2003

26.04.05

This brief paper identifies the changed pattern of growth of Australian cities in recent years.

» Cairns House Prices

29.03.05

Latest data indicates that Cairns median house prices continued to rise in the December Qtr 2004, but at a slower rate.

» Building Approvals

29.03.05

Seven months data to January 2005 indicates the Far North Statistical Division is on track to reach record value building approvals in financial year 2004/05.

» North Australia Population Growth 2003-04

29.03.05

Latest ABS data indicates the Cairns based Far North Statistical Division continued to lead residential population growth in Northern Australia, but that Townsville city growth continues to be ahead of Cairns city.

» Statistical Snippet

22.03.05

Population of Cape York Peninsula & Torres Strait Islands is now over the 20,000 mark.

» International Education in the Cairns Region

23.02.05

Study Cairns (an organisation representing the international education providers in the Cairns area) yesterday released a summary of findings of a study into the economic impacts of the international education sector in the Cairns region prepared by Cummings Economics. For further details of Study Cairns, see website www.studycairns.com.au. For summary of report findings, click download.

» Use of Economic Multipliers in Regional Areas and Government Service

This note to the Australian and New Zealand Regional Science Association Newsletter identifies important limitations of multipliers in relation to State and Federal Government service provisions.