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Central Coast NSWCommunity profile

Central Coast Council area

Employment status

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In 2021, 11,681 non-English speakers who were living in Central Coast NSW were employed, of which 53.0% were working full time and 35.9% part time.

For the non-English speaking population, being able to find work and participate in the local economy is a very important step to settling into Australia. High employment can indicate an engaged migrant community, or perhaps a large contingent on work-sponsored visas. A high level of unemployment or low participation rate (the percentage of the population in the labour force) can indicate a community of recent migrants with difficulties adjusting to economic life in Australia, and perhaps with a reliance on government benefits.

Differences in employment status for the local non-English speaking population may be related to the age and length of time that population has been in Australia, proportion of second-generation migrants, as well as qualification levels.

Please note that due to lockdowns in many parts of Australia and the availability of JobKeeper, users may find that some groups have a significant increase in the ‘Employed, away from work’ category. Use these data with caution when comparing over time to previous Censuses.

Employment data should be looked at in conjunction with Age Structure and Qualification data for the recent arrivals.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'

Employment status
Central Coast NSW - non-English20212016Change
Employment statusNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total populationNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total population2016 to 2021
Employed11,68194.895.38,64092.393.3+3,041
Employed full-time6,19150.250.15,16355.155.3+1,028
Employed part-time4,19234.033.43,03932.532.9+1,153
Employed, away from work1,29810.511.84384.75.1+860
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)6435.24.77257.76.7-82
Looking for full-time work3402.82.73844.13.9-44
Looking for part-time work3032.52.03413.62.9-38
Total Labour Force12,324100.0100.09,365100.0100.0+2,959
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Labour force status
Central Coast NSW - non-English20212016Change
Labour force statusNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total populationNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total population2016 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)12,32460.555.79,36557.856.0+2,959
Not in the labour force7,78238.238.66,60440.837.9+1,178
Labour force status not stated2511.25.72301.46.1+21
Total persons aged 15+20,357100.0100.016,199100.0100.0+4,158
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The size of Central Coast NSW's non-English speaking labour force in 2021 was 12,324 persons, of which 4,192 were employed part-time and 6,191 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) of non-English speakers in Central Coast NSW in 2021 compared to the total population in Central Coast NSW shows that there was a lower proportion in employment, and a similar proportion unemployed. Overall, 94.8% of the non-English speaking labour force was employed, and 2.8% unemployed, compared with 95.3% and 2.7% respectively for the total population in Central Coast NSW.

Analysis of the non-English speaking labour force participation rate of the population in Central Coast NSW in 2021 shows that there was a higher proportion in the labour force (60.5%) compared with the total population in Central Coast NSW (55.7%).

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of non-English speaking population employed in Central Coast NSW showed an increase of 3,041 people and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 44 people. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed an increase of 2,959 people, or 31.6%.

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