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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Strathfield South, NSW


The suburb of Strathfield South is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

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

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

Strathfield 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 poor.

Strathfield 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 poor

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

Indicator - August 2016 Strathfield South NSW Australia
Median Age 36 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 37.73% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $705 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2048 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1809 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2300 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $490 $380 $335
Average household size 2.90 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 27.85% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 7.29% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 6.17% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.73% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 72.68% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 63.08% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 67.78% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 59.82% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.00% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 5.22% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 7.22% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.54% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.79% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 7.45% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.98% 1.76% 1.70%