FRIENDS OF
WESTERN SYDNEY
Western Sydney Is Australia's Next Great Economy
The Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport opens in 2026. The Aerotropolis is already under construction. A $4.4 billion infrastructure plan is reshaping the region. 2.6 million people call this home — and the population is growing faster than anywhere in Australia.
Western Sydney is not a suburb waiting to grow up. It is already Australia's third-largest economy — and it is accelerating. The investment is real. The infrastructure is rising. The jobs are coming. The question is whether the region will have the skilled, locally-trained workforce to fill them.
2.6M
Residents & growing
$4.4B
Infrastructure plan underway
$145B
Annual economic output
Supporting the future of Western Sydney
When you donate, you’re doing more than making a gift — you’re standing alongside our students and backing their journey to success.
70%
Of students first in family to attend university
45,000+
Students enrolled & committed
75%+
Graduates stay & work locally
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