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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Fairfield - East, NSW


The suburb of Fairfield - East is a Red Alert - high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

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

Mortgage holders in Fairfield - East are making monthly payments which are below the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Fairfield - East'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 poor.

Fairfield - East'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 poor

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Fairfield - East relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Fairfield - East NSW Australia
Median Age 35 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 51.22% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $423 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1155 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1027 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1733 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $280 $380 $335
Average household size 3.20 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 32.35% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 10.44% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 12.63% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 11.31% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 56.24% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 40.33% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 48.26% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 39.61% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.08% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 11.26% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 11.26% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 9.57% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.25% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.59% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 0.85% 1.76% 1.70%