Introduction

The City of Cockburn is looking to support investment attraction in the local economy through the Invest Cockburn project. The project will assist the City in developing an Economic Development and Investment Strategy to support growth in your sector and the broader local economy.

The City of Cockburn has a rapidly growing population of 122,000 and provides over 52,000 jobs. Cockburn is home to the shipbuilding and maritime industries of Western Australia and the key employment sectors are manufacturing, construction, education, and retail.

This survey has 25 questions and seeks to understand the key considerations for local business investment decisions. The questions are grouped under the following headings:
  • Business information
  • Customer and Supplier information
  • The decision making process
  • The location preferences for your business
  • Investment plans

CONFIDENTIALITY AND ANONYMITY
The information you provide in this survey is confidential. We will not share your personal information with any third parties, and we will take steps to anonymise your responses so that they cannot be linked back to you.

What does this mean?
This means that your name, and any other personal information that you provide will not be shared with anyone outside of the survey team. We will also use statistical techniques to anonymise your responses so that it is not possible to identify you based on your answers.

Why is this important?
We believe that it is important to protect your privacy. We want you to feel comfortable sharing your thoughts and opinions with us, and we want to ensure that your information is not used in a way that could identify you.

Thank you for your cooperation.
We appreciate your willingness to participate in this survey. Your insights  are valuable and will help us to improve the City’s support for local businesses of all sizes through potential zoning requirements through to infrastructure provision and industry cluster development.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dawson Demassiet-Huning from Pracsys Economics on 08 9325 6551 or via email at dhuning@pracsys.com.au.

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