Australia's capital cities are home to most of the nation's tech jobs with billion-dollar companies – known as tech unicorns – like Atlassian, Canva, and Employment Hero based there.
The report said Sydney had 81 ASX-listed companies which employ 119,636 workers and a value of $52 billion on the ASX, while Melbourne has 62 ASX-listed companies which have 95,112 workers and a value of $203 billion.Regional areas like Daylesford in Victoria and Newcastle in New South Wales are also considered hotspots for certain types of jobs, like graphic designers.In the report, researchers said it was important to ensure the development of clusters was sustainable.
"Whilst present in our cities, the 'graphic and web designers, and illustrators' profession is well represented in regional areas," the report said. He said the tech sector differed from other industries in its tendency to agglomerate into geographic clusters.