CCBR Business Review

Population and other demographic data Counts of Australianbusinesses 2018 Industry Non employing 1-19 Employees 20-199 Employees 200+ Employees Total Mining 20 27 0 0 49 Manufacturing 404 462 58 0 925 Electricity, Gas Water and Waste Services 36 48 3 3 89 Construction 2,770 2,748 45 0 5,562 Wholesale Trade 310 364 32 0 712 Retail Trade 575 802 55 0 1,420 Accommodation and Food Services 246 673 89 6 1,103 Transport, Postal and Warehousing 769 440 18 0 1,229 Information Media and Telecommunication 143 90 9 0 245 Financial and Insurance Services 1,575 303 0 0 1,879 Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services 1,774 429 17 0 2,214 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 1,466 1,331 32 0 2,824 Administrative and Support Services 549 436 22 3 1,003 Public Administration and Safety 40 52 10 0 104 Education and Training 193 178 17 0 391 Health Care and Social Assistance 783 742 36 0 1,566 Arts and Recreation Services 239 148 12 3 389 Other Services 498 687 8 0 1,196 Currently unknown 124 43 0 0 171 TOTAL 12,857 10,161 449 11 23,473 Source: ABS Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, June 2014 to June 2018 Value of total building approvals ($’000) Financial Year Residential Non- Residential Total 2018-19 562,853 224,670 787,523 2017-18 682,527 264,871 947,398 2016-17 487,131 327.754 814,885 2015-16 551,957 136,025 687,982 2014-15 371,926 209,563 581,488 2013-14 329,573 184,078 513,651 2012-13 241,042 124,700 365,742 2011-12 216,782 115,434 332,216 2010-11 350,235 101,692 451,927 2009-10 303,855 305,636 609,491 2008-09 220,145 248,474 468,619 2007-08 305,603 140,070 445,673 2006-07 337,036 223,417 560,454 2005-06 321,471 203,280 524,751 2004-05 415,825 331,700 747,525 2003-04 442,169 176,608 618,777 2002-03 555,484 276,585 832,069 2001-02 419,724 311,551 731,275 Source: NIEIR and .id the population experts Building approvals The total value of building approvals since 2011-12 has been increasing and reached a peak in 2017-18 and falling back in 2017-18 Business numbers At the end of 2017-18 there were 23,473 actively trading businesses in the market sector on the Central Coast. Of these 54.8% were non-employing businesses. 10,161 or 43.3% of total businesses employed between 1 and 19 people and 449 businesses employed between 20 and 199 people. Only 11 businesses employed more than 200 employees. The Central Coast Ultimate Guide to Business 2020 37