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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Crows Nest - Waverton, NSW


The suburb of Crows Nest - Waverton is a Low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Crows Nest - Waverton 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, Crows Nest - Waverton 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 Crows Nest - Waverton earn more than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Crows Nest - Waverton is greater than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Crows Nest - Waverton are making monthly payments which are above the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Crows Nest - Waverton'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.

Crows Nest - Waverton'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 Crows Nest - Waverton relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Crows Nest - Waverton NSW Australia
Median Age 36 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 18.60% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $1370 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $3126 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $2364 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2600 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $570 $380 $335
Average household size 2.10 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 21.13% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 3.36% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 3.30% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 3.37% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 83.09% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 75.17% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 78.86% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 71.02% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.24% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 2.86% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 3.98% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 5.67% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.34% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 12.09% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.42% 1.76% 1.70%