Our vibrant City is open for business

The City of Charles Sturt is one of Adelaide’s most vibrant, diverse, productive and fastest growing local government areas. Our City is a great place to invest, with a thriving hub of activity, education and employment opportunities in the heart of western Adelaide.

Invest in the West

The Invest in the West investment prospectus helps you create opportunities for your business.

Our key sectors

• Urban Development and Smart Communities
• Tourism
• Health
• Defence and Advanced Manufacturing
• Small Business

Invest in the West Prospectus

Economic Development Strategy

You can read our Economic Development Strategy 2022 to 2026.

The Strategy is based on the following four pillars and supported by a range of key initiatives:

• Business Friendly
• Diverse and Advanced Economy
• Knowledge and Innovation
• Vibrant and Liveable City

A new vision has been created to guide economic development:

The City of Charles Sturt is recognised as a vibrant, liveable and business friendly City with a diverse and advanced economy that supports knowledge and innovation.

Economic Development Strategy 2022-2026

The City of Charles Sturt Economic Trends and Forecast Report 2022 was prepared to better understand the local economy and to inform the Economic Development Strategy.

Economic profile

Our City’s business community is innovative, collaborative and open for business. Read our Economy Profile to learn more about opportunities, economic trends and employment in the City of Charles Sturt. Our Economic Development Strategy sets out a four year action plan to grow and strengthen the local economy.

Community profile

The City of Charles Sturt is in the heart of Western Adelaide between the City and the Sea. Our area is characterised by a mix of residential, industrial and commercial land uses, which include contemporary and highly valued heritage areas. Read our Community Profile to learn more about our demographic.

Investment profile

Our community continues to evolve and grow ensuring that it is a vibrant and attractive City for people to live, work and visit. Our Investment Profile demonstrates a rapidly increasing skilled and educated workforce that is the basis for a creative and innovative community. The multicultural backgrounds of our community provide a unique and well connected resource capable of increasing your global competitiveness.

Building Western Adelaide

The Cities of Charles Sturt, Port Adelaide Enfield, Holdfast Bay and West Torrens have collaborated to develop a joint economic development strategy for the Western Adelaide region.

Building Western Adelaide identifies projects which are either planned or underway in the western suburbs, and which the councils can collaborate on to grow jobs and support local businesses.