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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Blacktown (South), NSW


The suburb of Blacktown (South) is a Amber Alert - Medium high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Blacktown (South) is located in the Sydney area, in NSW. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are quite vulnerable to employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has a younger population relative to the NSW average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Blacktown (South) 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 Blacktown (South) earn less than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Blacktown (South) is less than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Blacktown (South) are making monthly payments which are below the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Blacktown (South)'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 poor.

Blacktown (South)'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 poor

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Blacktown (South) relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Blacktown (South) NSW Australia
Median Age 34 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 44.78% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $623 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1620 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1481 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1950 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $385 $380 $335
Average household size 3.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 28.19% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 8.00% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 8.34% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 8.14% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 71.37% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 57.27% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 64.29% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 55.92% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.07% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 9.29% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 7.65% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.52% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.20% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 4.84% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 0.88% 1.76% 1.70%