community trends

Demographics and Employment Trends

Wyong has one of the lowest labour force participation rates (those aged over 15 who are either working or looking for work) of all regions in NSW. In March 2010 the Central Coast region’s participation rate was 61.4% compared to the NSW rate of 63.0%. Table one: Central Coast Participation Rate – 2004 – 2010 June 2004 June2005 June 2006 June 2007 June 2008 June 2009 March 2010 61.7% 55.8% 63.2% 59.9% 58.6% 55.5% 6...read more