The promise of thousands of new jobs less than 30 minutes’ drive from Campbelltown is slowly but surely becoming a reality.
The approval of a billion-dollar Aldi automated distribution centre in the aerotropolis in the Western Sydney International Airport aerotropolis is just the latest confirmation of this momentum.
The innovative Aldi logistics hub will be the size of 15 soccer fields and is expected to create around 3,700 construction jobs and 585 permanent local jobs.
Located beside the new airport – which opens in just a few months – the global retail giant’s hub will be able to take advantage of incoming national and international freight to supply their more than 200 of its stores across the state.
Once built it will operate 24/7 with around 80 per cent of operations to be automated and rooftop solar panels, energy efficient design to help the facility reach a goal of net-zero operations by 2035.
The Aldi project is the biggest distribution centre for the aerotropolis given the go ahead.
It is also the first state significant approval within the Ingham Property Group master plan area.
This is a key precinct designed for mixed‑use industrial, commercial and retail opportunities next to Bradfield, Australia’s first new city in 100 years.
The recently released draft Sydney Plan outlines the long term vision for the Western Sydney aerotropolis and Bradfield as a nationally significant centre for jobs, industry and global connectivity, anchored by Western Sydney International Airport and new city‑shaping infrastructure.
Since 2023 seven projects worth more than $1.9 billion have been given the green light in the aerotropolis, with a further 25 worth more than $5.8 billion in the pipeline.
Approved state significant developments in the aerotropolis, include Bradfield’s two advanced manufacturing research facilities and large-scale industrial estates such as the Elizabeth Enterprise precinct and Barings Luddenham industrial estate.
