4.6% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Central Coast · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Central Coast
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has fallen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011 in Central Coast (Tas.). This shift is part of a broader trend where fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. While employment figures are lower, the unemployment rate has improved since 2011, falling to 4.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below both the Tasmanian and national figures. Full-time employment is also much lower than in most areas, sitting at 53.8%.
54.6% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.5%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10%, education and training at 9.6%, and construction at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 16.6%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.6% and community and personal service workers at 13.6%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Central Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA60810/central-coast/topic/employment