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Central Coast NSWCommunity profile

Central Coast Council area

Employment status

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In 2021, 27,606 people born overseas were employed in Central Coast NSW, of which 54.7% were working full time and 34.6% part time.

For the overseas-born 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 in some cases with a reliance on government benefits.

Differences in employment status for the local overseas-born populations may be related to the age and length of time that population has been in Australia, and the reason for migration (eg. some people migrate specifically for employment, so unemployment would be expected to be low in this case).

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 - born overseas20212016Change
Employment statusNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total populationNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total population2016 to 2021
Employed27,60695.795.322,91693.893.3+4,690
Employed full-time15,11152.450.114,09657.755.3+1,015
Employed part-time9,54833.133.47,73831.732.9+1,810
Employed, away from work2,94710.211.81,0824.45.1+1,865
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)1,2274.34.71,5236.26.7-296
Looking for full-time work6932.42.78363.43.9-143
Looking for part-time work5341.92.06872.82.9-153
Total labour force28,833100.0100.024,439100.0100.0+4,394
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 - born overseas20212016Change
Labour force statusNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total populationNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total population2016 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)28,83354.959.024,43954.159.6+4,394
Not in the labour force23,71545.141.020,72845.940.4+2,987
Total persons aged 15+52,548100.0100.045,167100.0100.0+7,381
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 labour force born overseas in 2021 was 28,833 people, of which 9,548 were employed part-time and 15,111 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status of the population born overseas (as a percentage of the labour force) in Central Coast NSW in 2021 compared to the total population in Central Coast NSW shows that there was a similar proportion in employment, as well as a similar proportion unemployed. Overall, 95.7% of the labour force born overseas was employed and 2.4% unemployed, compared with 95.3% and 2.7% respectively for the total population in Central Coast NSW.

The labour force participation rate refers to the proportion of the population over 15 years of age that was employed or actively looking for work.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population born overseas in Central Coast NSW in 2021 shows that there was a lower proportion in the labour force (54.9%) compared with the total population in Central Coast NSW (59.0%).

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people born overseas employed in Central Coast NSW showed an increase of 4,690 persons and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 143 persons. In the same period, the number of people born overseas in the labour force showed an increase of 4,394 persons, or 18.0%.

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