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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley, NSW


The suburb of Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley 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, Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley 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 Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley earn more than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley is greater than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley are making monthly payments which are above the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley'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.

Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley'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 Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley NSW Australia
Median Age 31 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 34.23% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $691 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1846 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1747 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2167 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $550 $380 $335
Average household size 2.70 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 30.49% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 6.77% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 6.48% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.67% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 73.92% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 62.82% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 68.37% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 59.54% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.12% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 3.65% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 7.54% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 9.44% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 10.01% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 7.63% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.98% 1.76% 1.70%