Western Australia produces alot of goods. In the mining industry aluminium, natural gas, nickel, gold,iron ore and coal are produced. WA extacts 75% of Australia's 240 tonnes of gold. In Agriculture wheat, barley, sheep such as wool and meat. Approximatly 50% of Australias live cattle stock is exported from WA. The fishing industry produces fish, western rock lobsters,prawns,crabs, shark and tuna for local consumption and export.
Western Australia also provides alot of services. Perth is the the centre for banking and finance, in the city there is the head office of bank such as, Commonwealth, National Bank Australia, Westpac and ANZ. WA also provides a range of university's such as Curtain, Murdoch and Edith Cowan.
In the North-West of WA liqified natural gas production takes place to export to asia, aswell as Petro chemicals and fertiliser production is done there. A major heavy industrial area is located soust of Perth in Kiwnana, oil refining, Alumina and nickel are produced. Other little industries include cement and building products manufactoring, flour milling, food processing, animal feed production, automotive body building production, printin and boat building.
The strengths of this economy are high incomes, strong corporate activity, low unemployment and younger population mean. The weeknesses of this economy is there are high levels of job vacancies and the economic boom in WA is so strong that a significant labour shortage has emerged.
A region of Australia is the Kimberleys's where they mine diamonds, oil, zinc and lead. With Agriculture this region produces fruit and beef cattle. There is also Aquaculture where the produce barramundi. Tourism is popular in this region aswell at the, Bungle Bungle, Gib river road, Lake Argyle and Cape Leveque.
Teagan Pitman
"Wikipedia", [12th May 2008], http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Australia#Notable_Western_Australian_public_companies
"Wikipedia",[12th May 2008], http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberley_(Western_Australia)
Western Australia also provides alot of services. Perth is the the centre for banking and finance, in the city there is the head office of bank such as, Commonwealth, National Bank Australia, Westpac and ANZ. WA also provides a range of university's such as Curtain, Murdoch and Edith Cowan.
In the North-West of WA liqified natural gas production takes place to export to asia, aswell as Petro chemicals and fertiliser production is done there. A major heavy industrial area is located soust of Perth in Kiwnana, oil refining, Alumina and nickel are produced. Other little industries include cement and building products manufactoring, flour milling, food processing, animal feed production, automotive body building production, printin and boat building.
The strengths of this economy are high incomes, strong corporate activity, low unemployment and younger population mean. The weeknesses of this economy is there are high levels of job vacancies and the economic boom in WA is so strong that a significant labour shortage has emerged.
A region of Australia is the Kimberleys's where they mine diamonds, oil, zinc and lead. With Agriculture this region produces fruit and beef cattle. There is also Aquaculture where the produce barramundi. Tourism is popular in this region aswell at the, Bungle Bungle, Gib river road, Lake Argyle and Cape Leveque.
Teagan Pitman
"Wikipedia", [12th May 2008], http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Australia#Notable_Western_Australian_public_companies
"Wikipedia",[12th May 2008], http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberley_(Western_Australia)
