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Regional Summary
Located 75km south of Perth, the Peel is Western Australia’s smallest region geographically, but one of the state’s fastest growing population centres, presenting opportunities for innovation in workforce skills, industry growth
The Peel’s population centre is the Shire of Mandurah, the largest regional city in WA, while the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale remains the fastest growing Local Government Area in WA and
the Local Government with the highest annualised growth in Australia for the period 2009- 2019 at 7.0%. 64 The Peel has experienced consistent economic growth in recent years with an average increase rate in Gross Regional Product of 3.66% since 2012. The estimated value of GRP for the Peel was $8.3 billion in 2017–18 with mining having the largest industry share at 37%. The region is complemented by stable manufacturing and construction service industries, agriculture, health services, tourism and retail trades. 65 66 67
and economic diversification. The Peel Region encompasses the five local government areas of Boddington, Murray, Serpentine- Jarrahdale, Waroona shires and the City of Mandurah. Mandurah is the second fastest growing regional city in Australia. The Peel’s population growth has significantly exceeded that of WA and Australia over the past 20 years and will grow by 58.8% from 2016 to 2031. Over the same period Western Australia’s population will grow by 27% and Australia’s by 29.5%.
The Peel Business Park
is planned to be 100% renewable energy precinct.
https://www.rdapeel.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/RDA-Peel-Business-Plan-2021-22-web-version.pdf
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www.peel.wa.gov.au/our-region/invest
www.investpeel.com.au provides current information on the region and development activities.
67 Peel offers an Investor Chaperone Service to investors to fast track investment - https://investpeel.com.au/chaperone-service
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