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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Macquarie Fields - Glenfield, NSW


The suburb of Macquarie Fields - Glenfield is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Macquarie Fields - Glenfield 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, Macquarie Fields - Glenfield has education levels which are below the NSW average. This increases the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction.

Individuals in Macquarie Fields - Glenfield earn less than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Macquarie Fields - Glenfield is less than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Macquarie Fields - Glenfield are making monthly payments which are below the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Macquarie Fields - Glenfield'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.

Macquarie Fields - Glenfield'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 Macquarie Fields - Glenfield relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Macquarie Fields - Glenfield NSW Australia
Median Age 35 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 42.37% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $594 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1533 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1403 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1800 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $340 $380 $335
Average household size 3.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 28.13% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 8.07% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 11.02% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 9.35% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 69.64% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 55.65% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 62.44% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 52.15% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.05% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 9.58% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 6.60% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 9.06% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.84% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 5.78% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.02% 1.76% 1.70%