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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Hassall Grove - Plumpton, NSW


The suburb of Hassall Grove - Plumpton is a Amber Alert - Medium high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Hassall Grove - Plumpton 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, Hassall Grove - Plumpton 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 Hassall Grove - Plumpton earn more than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Hassall Grove - Plumpton is greater than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Hassall Grove - Plumpton are making monthly payments which are above the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Hassall Grove - Plumpton'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.

Hassall Grove - Plumpton'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 Hassall Grove - Plumpton relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Hassall Grove - Plumpton NSW Australia
Median Age 31 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 46.74% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $691 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1839 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1846 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2000 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $400 $380 $335
Average household size 3.50 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 26.44% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 6.50% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.92% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 7.11% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 75.98% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 63.18% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 69.42% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 61.58% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.18% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 10.87% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 7.46% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.20% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.23% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 6.00% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.06% 1.76% 1.70%