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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest, NSW


The suburb of Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest 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 an older population relative to the NSW average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest 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 Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest earn more than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest is greater than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest are making monthly payments which are above the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest'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 good.

Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest'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 good

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest NSW Australia
Median Age 44 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 33.66% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $825 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2554 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $2479 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $3000 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $650 $380 $335
Average household size 3.20 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 37.55% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 3.73% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 4.02% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 3.65% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 72.97% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 61.69% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 67.22% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 61.22% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.22% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 4.72% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 10.84% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.89% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.00% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 5.73% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.50% 1.76% 1.70%