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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Surry Hills, NSW


The suburb of Surry Hills is a Low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Surry Hills is located in the Sydney area, in NSW. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are well placed to avoid employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has a younger population relative to the NSW average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Surry Hills 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 Surry Hills earn more than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Surry Hills is greater than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Surry Hills are making monthly payments which are above the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Surry Hills'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.

Surry Hills'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 Surry Hills relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Surry Hills NSW Australia
Median Age 34 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 20.94% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $1160 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2944 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $2144 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2500 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $550 $380 $335
Average household size 1.90 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 21.76% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 4.78% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 4.35% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 4.59% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 80.34% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 76.35% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 78.63% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 65.16% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.17% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 2.60% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 2.95% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 7.22% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 11.68% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 8.87% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.59% 1.76% 1.70%