Understanding the economic role of Central Coast NSW provides a framework for understanding what policy responses and investment may be appropriate to support the growth of businesses and maintenance of a vibrant economy in the future.
The charts and table below give a broad overview of the role and function of your economy. It helps answer questions such as:
- How much of Central Coast Council area's economy is driven by meeting the local population needs?
- What proportion of jobs in the area are in goods production or selling of products?
- In which broad sectors are the key strengths of the local economy?
- What contribution do business services make in your area and is it growing?
- Is there a presence of local, state and federal government workers in in the area?
Once you have developed a broad picture of your economy, you can then drill down further with all the detail here.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast Council area | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,397 | 1.0 | 1,214 | 0.9 | 1,071 | 1.0 |
| Mining | 586 | 0.4 | 594 | 0.5 | 556 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 53,937 | 38.0 | 49,229 | 38.1 | 43,108 | 39.0 |
| Household services | 60,416 | 42.6 | 54,779 | 42.4 | 44,855 | 40.5 |
| Business services | 18,529 | 13.1 | 17,150 | 13.3 | 14,990 | 13.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 7,015 | 4.9 | 6,324 | 4.9 | 6,091 | 5.5 |
| Total Industries | 141,881 | 100.0 | 129,289 | 100.0 | 110,671 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2020-21 price base for all years. NIEIR-ID data are inflation adjusted each year to allow direct comparison, and annual data releases adjust previous years’ figures to a new base year.Learn more. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | ||||||