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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Randwick - South, NSW


The suburb of Randwick - South is a Low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Randwick - South 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, Randwick - South 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 Randwick - South earn more than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Randwick - South is greater than the median family income for NSW.

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

Randwick - 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 good.

Randwick - 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 good

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

Indicator - August 2016 Randwick - South NSW Australia
Median Age 33 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 24.37% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $1038 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2674 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $2148 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2747 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $560 $380 $335
Average household size 2.40 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 26.03% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 4.44% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 3.66% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 4.05% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 75.26% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 69.75% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 72.33% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 61.85% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.07% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 2.43% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 7.13% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 6.39% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.67% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 7.77% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.97% 1.76% 1.70%