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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Bankstown - North, NSW


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

Bankstown - North 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, Bankstown - North 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 Bankstown - North earn less than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Bankstown - North is less than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Bankstown - North are making monthly payments which are below the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Bankstown - North's workforce is more 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.

Bankstown - North's workforce is more 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 Bankstown - North relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Bankstown - North NSW Australia
Median Age 32 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 43.76% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $465 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1198 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1120 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1700 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $400 $380 $335
Average household size 3.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 33.38% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 9.40% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 12.54% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 10.79% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 67.48% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 47.67% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 57.28% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 47.17% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.00% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 7.62% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 7.56% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 12.12% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 7.49% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 4.22% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.48% 1.76% 1.70%