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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer, NSW


The suburb of Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer 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 an older population relative to the NSW average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer 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 Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer earn more than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer is greater than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer are making monthly payments which are above the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer'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.

Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer'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 Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer NSW Australia
Median Age 39 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 37.89% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $777 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2074 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1962 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2167 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $390 $380 $335
Average household size 3.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 30.03% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 3.19% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 3.89% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 3.47% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 76.63% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 67.73% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 72.18% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 65.44% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.39% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 6.44% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 16.20% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.84% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.40% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.98% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.67% 1.76% 1.70%