Peninsula Profile:
Industry by Sector
Similarly to Gosford Local Government Area the largest employers of people living in the Peninsula Precinct are retail (16%), health/community services (12%) and manufacturing (11%). Across NSW, the major industries in which people are employed are manufacturing (12%), retail (13%), property and business services (10%) and health/community service (9%).
| Peninsula – Industry by Gender Comparison | ||||||||||||
| Gosford | Peninsula | |||||||||||
Industry |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Persons |
% |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Persons |
% |
| Agriculture/Forest/fishing | 517 |
1.6 |
305 |
1.2 |
822 |
1.4 |
60 |
0.8 |
24 |
0.4 |
84 |
0.6 |
| Mining | 124 |
0.4 |
17 |
0.1 |
141 |
0.2 |
15 |
0.2 |
9 |
0.2 |
24 |
0.2 |
| Manufacturing | 4155 |
13.2 |
2030 |
7.9 |
6185 |
10.8 |
1004 |
13.7 |
439 |
7.5 |
1443 |
10.9 |
| Electricity/Gas/Water Supply | 493 |
1.6 |
44 |
0.2 |
537 |
0.9 |
124 |
1.7 |
9 |
0.2 |
133 |
1.0 |
| Construction | 4044 |
12.8 |
707 |
2.7 |
4751 |
8.3 |
874 |
11.9 |
170 |
2.9 |
1044 |
7.9 |
| Wholesale Trade | 2213 |
7.0 |
1037 |
4.0 |
3250 |
5.7 |
502 |
6.8 |
238 |
4.1 |
740 |
5.6 |
| Retail Trade | 4248 |
13.5 |
4727 |
18.3 |
8975 |
15.6 |
1033 |
14.1 |
1083 |
18.5 |
2116 |
16.0 |
| Accommodation/Cafes/Restaurant | 1154 |
3.7 |
1425 |
5.5 |
2579 |
4.5 |
294 |
4.0 |
411 |
7.0 |
705 |
5.3 |
| Transport & Storage | 1926 |
6.1 |
502 |
1.9 |
2428 |
4.2 |
620 |
8.4 |
149 |
2.6 |
769 |
5.8 |
| Communication Services | 1112 |
3.5 |
366 |
1.4 |
1478 |
2.6 |
286 |
3.9 |
116 |
2.0 |
402 |
3.0 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1157 |
3.7 |
1515 |
5.9 |
2672 |
4.7 |
263 |
3.6 |
411 |
7.0 |
674 |
5.1 |
| Property & Business Services | 2884 |
9.1 |
2465 |
9.5 |
5349 |
9.3 |
612 |
8.3 |
564 |
9.7 |
1176 |
8.9 |
| Govt Administration & Defence | 1473 |
4.7 |
852 |
3.3 |
2325 |
4.1 |
395 |
5.4 |
204 |
3.5 |
599 |
4.5 |
| Education | 1356 |
4.3 |
2336 |
9.0 |
3692 |
6.4 |
201 |
2.7 |
433 |
7.4 |
634 |
4.8 |
| Health & Community Services | 1668 |
5.3 |
5189 |
20.1 |
6857 |
11.9 |
328 |
4.5 |
1072 |
18.4 |
1400 |
10.6 |
| Cultural & Recreation Services | 794 |
2.5 |
572 |
2.2 |
1366 |
2.4 |
180 |
2.5 |
125 |
2.1 |
305 |
2.3 |
| Personal & Other Services | 1479 |
4.7 |
1048 |
4.1 |
2527 |
4.4 |
325 |
4.4 |
230 |
3.9 |
555 |
4.2 |
| Non Classified Units | 391 |
1.2 |
281 |
1.1 |
672 |
1.2 |
102 |
1.4 |
72 |
1.2 |
174 |
1.3 |
| Not Stated | 373 |
1.2 |
403 |
1.6 |
776 |
1.4 |
127 |
1.7 |
82 |
1.4 |
209 |
1.6 |
| Total | 31561 |
25821 |
57382 |
7345 |
5841 |
13186 |
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Source: Peninsula Precinct Profile 1999, Gosford City Council