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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Castle Hill - Central, NSW


The suburb of Castle Hill - Central is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Castle Hill - Central is located in the Sydney area, in NSW. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are not very vulnerable to employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has a population age which is on the NSW average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Castle Hill - Central has education levels which are above the NSW average. This reduces the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction.

Individuals in Castle Hill - Central earn more than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Castle Hill - Central is greater than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Castle Hill - Central are making monthly payments which are above the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Castle Hill - Central's workforce is less 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 good.

Castle Hill - Central's workforce is less likely to be underemployed relative to the NSW average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to NSW is good

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Castle Hill - Central relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Castle Hill - Central NSW Australia
Median Age 38 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 32.15% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $819 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2241 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $2076 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2383 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $545 $380 $335
Average household size 2.90 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 29.94% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 4.76% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 4.96% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 4.73% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 74.93% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 62.81% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 68.61% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 63.45% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.08% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 5.89% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 7.54% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 9.52% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.95% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 6.78% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.09% 1.76% 1.70%