Centre of Full Employment and Equity


Home / Employment Vulnerability Index 3.0 / Profile for Summerland Point - Gwandalan, NSW

CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Summerland Point - Gwandalan, NSW


The suburb of Summerland Point - Gwandalan is a Red Alert - high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Summerland Point - Gwandalan is located in the Central Coast area, in NSW. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are very vulnerable to employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has an older population relative to the NSW average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Summerland Point - Gwandalan has education levels which are below the NSW average. This increases the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction.

Individuals in Summerland Point - Gwandalan earn less than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Summerland Point - Gwandalan is less than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Summerland Point - Gwandalan are making monthly payments which are below the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Summerland Point - Gwandalan's workforce is more likely to be part-time employed relative to the NSW average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to NSW is poor.

Summerland Point - Gwandalan's workforce is more likely to be underemployed relative to the NSW average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to NSW is poor

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Summerland Point - Gwandalan relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Summerland Point - Gwandalan NSW Australia
Median Age 44 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 46.81% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $543 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1365 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1186 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1600 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $340 $380 $335
Average household size 2.50 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 34.14% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 8.02% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.80% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 7.97% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 59.85% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 52.39% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 56.10% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 49.46% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 1.32% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 6.83% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 15.66% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 12.24% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.87% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.35% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.54% 1.76% 1.70%