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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Jamisontown - South Penrith, NSW


The suburb of Jamisontown - South Penrith is a Amber Alert - Medium high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Jamisontown - South Penrith is located in the Sydney area, in NSW. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are quite 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, Jamisontown - South Penrith 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 Jamisontown - South Penrith earn more than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Jamisontown - South Penrith is less than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Jamisontown - South Penrith are making monthly payments which are below the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Jamisontown - South Penrith'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.

Jamisontown - South Penrith'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 Jamisontown - South Penrith relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Jamisontown - South Penrith NSW Australia
Median Age 36 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 45.88% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $719 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1769 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1495 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1952 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $370 $380 $335
Average household size 2.60 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 27.08% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 5.02% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 5.98% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 5.45% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 72.28% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 61.37% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 66.60% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 59.51% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.17% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 7.22% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 11.95% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.74% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.25% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.96% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.00% 1.76% 1.70%