The Central Coast

Population – 342,047 (Est. June 2018) Median age – 42 years Median personal income $600 p/w Median household income $1,258 p/w Gross Regional Product (GRP) $12.73 bn Local jobs* – 126,459 Largest industries – Health Care and Social Assistance, Retail, Manufacturing, Construction Local businesses(*) – 23,617 Employed residents – 139,597 (2016) REGIONAL PROFILE - At a glance: *NIEIR 2018 (National Institute of Economic and Industry Research) and .id community The Central Coast Economy Central Coast NSW Community Profile Population (Est.) 342,047 8,167,532 Median Age (2016) 42 38 Median Household (2016) $1,258 $1,451 Personal Income Weekly $600 $664 Median Mortgage $410 $456 Monthly Repayment (2016) $1,750 $1,986 Households Renting (2016) 26% 30% Households with Mortgage (2016) 33% 30% Tertiary Qualifications 15,305 44,300 Public transport to Work 9% 16% Age Structure* 17,533 15-24 years 64,658 25-54 years 18,085 55-64 years 4,458 65 years + 104.734 Economic Profile Gross Regional Product (2020) $12.73bn $625.3B Local jobs* 126,459 4,062.5 Local businesses* 23,617 310,500 Local Workers* 104,734 Commuters 32,057 Building Approvals 2019-20 Residential ($000) 423,184 Non Residential ($000) 369,366 Total Building Approvals 792,549 *ABS Census 2016 COMMUNITY PROFILE Population The Central Coast population at the time of the 2016 Census was 327,736. This compares with 312,186 in 2011 an increase of 5.0% over the 5 years. More than 95% of the region’s population lives between the coastal foreshore and the M1 Pacific Motorway that divides the coastal area from the hinterland. The region is at the centre of the State’s fastest growing corridor from the northern edge of the Sydney Metropolitan area to Newcastle. The projected population along this corridor is estimated to be 1.1 million by 2036. After a long period of high growth through the 80’s to the mid- 90’s where growth had been running at around 4.0% per year population growth dropped back to 0.91% per year from 2001 to 2006. The NSW Government’s Central Coast Growth Plan 2036 is aiming at a modest 75,000 over the next 20 years or 3,775 people per year. POPULATION GROWTH Year Population 5 year growth rate 2036* 414,615 5.2% 2031* 394,019 5.4% 2026* 373,925 5.4% 2021* 354,915 5.8% 2016 335,309 3.9% 2011 322,657 6.5% 2006 303,051 6.1% 2001 285,508 8.6% 1996 260,839 - Economic Profile Central Coast The a better business environment! Estimated * 19 2021-22 CENTRAL COAST INVESTMENT PROSPECTUS