The Illawarra has all the infrastructure to support business that you would expect to find in a capital city, including state-of-the-art broadband internet and fibre-optic communications connections. It has excellent transport infrastructure, including a deepwater harbour served by road and rail. The region is also served by fast and efficient road and rail access to Sydney from the coast and the highlands. Wollongong is just an hour by car from Sydney Airport.

The Illawarra has all the infrastructure to support business that you would expect to find in a capital city, but with a generally lower cost structure.