Melbourne is uniquely placed to service Asia Pacific, the world's fastest growing economic region.
For more than half a century Melbourne has been an important part of Australia's relationship with the Asia Pacific markets. Sharing time zones makes it easy to develop close working relationships in Asia Pacific. Office hours overlap favourably, direct flights are an easy option, and we're a convenient bridge between the London and New York time zones. Melbourne is a practical location for global organisations looking for success in the world's fastest growing economic region.
Located just 25 minutes by road from central Melbourne, Melbourne Airport is Australia's busiest curfew-free passenger and container airport. It is served by 34 international airlines offering direct flights to 55 international destinations. It handles over 27.5 per cent of Australia's international air freight market,1 providing the opportunity to export time sensitive products to arrive in international markets the day after they leave Victoria.2
A perfect complement to Melbourne Airport is the Port of Melbourne, Australia's largest container and automotive port. In 2018-19 it handled a total trade volume of 97 million revenue tonnes, comprising over 3.02 million TEU and 312,000 new motor vehicles annually, including 36 per cent of Australia's container trade.3
Victoria's strong history of migration has produced a culturally and linguistically diverse population. Many Victorians speak a language other than English, especially Asian languages. This community is only enhanced by our international student base of over 100,000 foreign language speakers, including speakers from China, India, Vietnam and Malaysia.4
Source:
- BITRE, International Airline Activity Annual Publication, Table 4, Dec 2015.
- BITRE, Airline by country of port data—passengers, freight and mail, 2015
- Port of Melbourne Trade Performance 2018-19.
- Department of Education, International Student Data, 2014.