Industry and Employment 

The AWD project will be transformational for South Australia’s economy.  Huge economic benefits will flow, conservatively estimated in excess of $1.4 billion over the next 10 years. 

Over 3000 direct and indirect jobs will be created – ranging from highly skilled trades through to naval architects, engineers, project managers, systems engineers and integrators.  Concentration of these skills in Adelaide provides a critical advantage in attracting future defence projects. 

The AWD project provides significant opportunities for local companies to compete for contracts to support:

  • infrastructure construction
  • ship consolidation, and  
  • property development.