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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Revesby, NSW


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

Revesby 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 population age which is on the NSW average.

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

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

Revesby'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.

Revesby'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 Revesby relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Revesby NSW Australia
Median Age 38 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 43.93% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $626 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1804 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1568 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2167 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $411 $380 $335
Average household size 2.90 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 28.91% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 6.75% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 5.77% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.25% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 69.26% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 56.37% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 62.53% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 55.69% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.12% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 6.93% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 9.32% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 9.48% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 7.33% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 6.22% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.42% 1.76% 1.70%