Professor Richard Blandy Director of the Centre for Innovation and Development; School of Management Uni SA presented "A Quantitative Assessment of the Combined Economies of Playford and Salisbury" to Council's Economic and & Corporate Committee on 17 February 2009.
The report looks at the Playford Economy in the context of the Northern Region. He states that Playford "possesses a strong local economy, one that has grown faster than the State economy in recent times"
Highlights of the report are:
Gross Regional Product (GRP) is growing faster than State average (Salisbury and Playford) at 2006:
- GRP growth rate for 2001-2006 is 5.1%pa (SA 2.8%pa)
The growth in employment for Northern Adelaide grew well above the State average:
- 2001-2006 is 3.1%pa (SA 1.9%pa)
Strengths to build on in Playford's economy:
- developing a health precinct around the Lyell McEwin Hospital,
- transport and storage businesses around an intermodal freight exchange,
- a high-end small business precinct in association with advanced training and communications facilities, and
- the retail trade, and services to mining, sectors to cater to the needs of customers located outside Playford,
- Elizabeth Regional Centre, as a rapid rail transit City linking to the Adelaide CBD
Professor Richard Blandy's Report - A Quantitative Assessment of the Combined Economies of Playford and Salisbury -
A supplementary report commissioned by the City of Playford
A Quantitative Assessment of the Combined Economies of Playford and Salisbury 
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