4.7% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 52% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Central Coast · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Central Coast
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of over 6 percentage points separates full-time employment in Central Coast from the national figure. While more adults have joined the workforce since 2011, a much smaller share are in full-time roles compared to most other areas. This creates a local job market that differs significantly from the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 55.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment has fallen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011 to 52.6%, though the unemployment rate has improved to 4.7%.
55.6% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 62% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 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%. Other major industries include construction at 11.5% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.4%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.6% and clerical and administrative roles at 13.1%.
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/sua/1010/central-coast/topic/employment