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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Waitara - Wahroonga (West), NSW


The suburb of Waitara - Wahroonga (West) is a Low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Waitara - Wahroonga (West) 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, Waitara - Wahroonga (West) 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 Waitara - Wahroonga (West) earn more than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Waitara - Wahroonga (West) is greater than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Waitara - Wahroonga (West) are making monthly payments which are above the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Waitara - Wahroonga (West)'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.

Waitara - Wahroonga (West)'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 Waitara - Wahroonga (West) relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Waitara - Wahroonga (West) NSW Australia
Median Age 37 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 24.86% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $815 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2147 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1842 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2167 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $510 $380 $335
Average household size 2.60 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 26.82% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 4.64% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.73% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.25% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 73.50% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 58.86% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 65.74% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 58.67% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.20% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 4.04% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 3.95% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 7.37% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.82% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 10.00% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.24% 1.76% 1.70%