Babcock plays a vital role in supporting economic activity in Australia, driving growth and sustaining employment.
Australasia is a key focus region for Babcock International Group. Our ongoing investment and commitment to further increase and strengthen our presence across Australia demonstrates this.
Headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, and 29 sites nationwide, we deliver innovative engineering solutions, advanced sustainment capabilities, and provide robust infrastructure management in the defence and civil sectors.
We are committed to creating a safe and secure world, together
Our Purpose reflects our commitment to making a positive contribution to the communities in which we operate, providing highly-skilled jobs and delivering social and economic sustainability.
In a report delivered by Oxford Economics, Babcock proudly contributed $758m to Australia’s GDP and sustained 4,293 full time equivalent jobs in FY24, strengthening Australia’s economy while addressing critical defence and emergency service’s needs.
Our success is a collaborative effort that reflects the dedication of our employees and partners.
Babcock’s steadfast commitment to Australia’s sovereign capability is highly evident across our procurement activities, fostering resilience in domestic supply chains and strengthening the role of small businesses in delivery of critical national projects.
Our contribution to the Australian economy FY24
Contributed $758m to Australian GDP
Sustained 4,392 full-time equivalent jobs and directly employed 1,498 full-time equivalent jobs.
Operating across 29 sites nationwide
Worked with 1,259 businesses, including
667 (53%) Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Spent $92m of our $188m (almost half)
in procurement expenditure with SMEs
Directly employed 264 FTE jobs in Western Australia and 635 FTE jobs in South Australia
Creating prosperity, together
Particularly compelling is Babcock’s economic footprint in two of the nation’s most critical defence markets:
South Australia
- Contributes $163 million to South Australia’s GDP
- Sustains 1,041 South Australian FTE jobs.
- Directly employs 635 FTE South Australians.
- Spent $68 million with local South Australian suppliers ($8.6m of that with 208 SME’s).
- Operating across 4 sites statewide.
Western Australia
- Contributes $253 million to Western Australia’s GDP.
- Sustains 859 Western Australian FTE jobs.
- Directly employs 264 FTE Western Australians.
- Spent $71 million with local Western Australian suppliers ($21 million of that with 78 local SME’s).
- Operating across 2 sites statewide.