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Cairns SWOT, SWOT
Cairns Life - Coggle Diagram
Cairns SWOT
Strengths
Live
- Tropical Weather
- Surrounded by beat landscapes and beautiful nature
- Low-cost rent fee.
Work
- Less competitor
Seasonality ?
Study
- Cross-cultural network chances
- Tranquil and relax environment which is perfect to keep focus in studying
- Less distracted environment
- Really good support for international students throught the Student Hub
Weakness
Live
- High living cost: food and transportation
- Selectivity (eg: don't have ALDI, IKEA, H&M, Uniqlo)
- short-term relationship
- High population mobility
- From a Long therm Living perspective - regional town acceptance of people with visa holders status doesn't feel very embracing/inclusive as in cities with a bigger population. 6. From a short therm living/staying perspective - (1-2) years Public transport is really insufficient (if people don't want/can't have a car) - it has been solved very good in Perth (they have a CBD free bus - clean and very tidy; public transport is very clean in other cities)
Work
- Small business
- Advanced enterprises
- Single industry structure
- Seasonality
Study
- Fewer education resources, especially higher education
Limited network opportunities (eg: CQU don't have a graduation ceremony for Cairns students )
- Limited study resources (eg: CQU Cairns Campus Library is too small and can't meet the needs of the students, the campus can not be entered 7*24 due to sharing the building with other musiness )
Opportunities
Live
- International Airport which makes easy to travel to Asia and the rest of the country
- Low population density. Very valuable after COVID times
- Strong link with aboriginal cultural?? How?. Why?
- Options for inmmigrants who want to have a PR as regional area
- slow paced environment perfect for retires and people who want to live more relax
Work
- Immigration advantage specially on DAMA visa options
- Extended Visa advantage
- Higher job position opportunities¿¿ (really)
- Less competitors
- options for create a better remote_ work environment ( reliable and well connected internet availability, set up local innovation hubs, etc)
- Lack of property means need more construct, create more job opportunities
Study
- Offer undergraduate/postgraduate and short (vet) courses uniques to the rich diversity of cairns ( VET scuba diving, marine biology, environmental management, tropic forest management, etc)
- Offer study options related with the strong connection with aboriginal communities
Threats ( external)
Life
- Extreme Weather (flood, cyclone)
- Competition ¿
- Safe ( we need to develop this idea)
- Lack of cultural and entertainment activities
5 ..Difficult to move in the city and its surroundings by public transport which promotes the use of private vehicles
- It is difficult to make long friend relationships because people don't stay long here.
- Lack of property
Work
- Economic highly rely on the tourism industry
- People's (tourism region?) sensitivity of coral bleaching?
- Lack of diverse working/industry options
- lack of networking industry groups and opportunities to participate in industry seminars, workshops
- short opportunities for recent graduates to incorporate to the work force in diverse industries
Study
- lack of diverse options of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
- Lack of VET study options
- For English Courses: lack of diverse Schedule time ( morning and night study options)
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