4.7% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Central Coast · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Central Coast
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer residents are in full-time work in Central Coast compared to most other areas. While the unemployment rate is 4.7%, well-below the 6.9% seen in 2011, a smaller share of the population is working or looking for work than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.6% of people are employed full-time, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0% and has fallen 7.2 points since 2011. Around 55.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
55.7% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 52.6%
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 17.8%, followed by construction at 11.5% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 20.4%, while technicians and trades make up 14.6% of the workforce.
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/sa4/102/central-coast/topic/employment