Development Activity in Whitehorse

Within the City of Whitehorse, 474 building permits were issued for the first quarter of 2010 alone. Of the 474 issued, the permits ranged from smaller projects such as fences and swimming pools to larger projects such as multi-level apartments and student accommodations in Box Hill North, Box Hill and Mont Albert; a gym/fitness centre in Surrey Hills and a tertiary infrastructure upgrade in Burwood.The sheer volume, diversity and the scale of the building projects do well to highlight the attractiveness and economic prosperity in investing in the City of Whitehorse.

Invest in Whitehorse

Whitehorse is located central to Melbourne’s metropolitan eastern suburbs, approximately 15km east of the CBD. The introduction of Eastlink adds to Whitehorse’s accessibility as it connects Melbourne’s eastern and south-eastern suburbs between the existing Eastern Freeway at Donvale and the Frankston Freeway on the Mornington Peninsula.

Whitehorse has a diverse base of business and industrial sites, in combination with its strategic location, the municipality offers a wealth of opportunities for compatible businesses seeking to benefit from the City’s existing infrastructure and economic activity.

The City of Whitehorse has more than 8000 businesses and a strong $6 billion economy. With the highest levels of economic diversity within Melbourne, the City of Whitehorse is an extremely viable market for new and existing businesses.

A Whitehorse Economic Profiler has been developed to provide an economic overview of the municipality. The Profiler is designed to assist existing businesses with their business planning and for new businesses to understand the Whitehorse region, its economy and what it has to offer.

To download a copy of the Economic Profiler please click here