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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Maroubra - West, NSW


The suburb of Maroubra - West is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Maroubra - West 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 younger population relative to the NSW average.

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

Mortgage holders in Maroubra - West are making monthly payments which are above the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Maroubra - West'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.

Maroubra - West'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 Maroubra - West relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Maroubra - West NSW Australia
Median Age 33 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 34.70% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $706 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2057 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1662 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2500 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $600 $380 $335
Average household size 2.70 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 30.31% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 7.34% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 6.47% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.85% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 66.23% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 58.96% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 62.51% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 54.60% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.28% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 3.25% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 7.05% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 9.36% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 7.74% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 7.89% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.12% 1.76% 1.70%