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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Guildford West - Merrylands West, NSW


The suburb of Guildford West - Merrylands West is a Amber Alert - Medium high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Guildford West - Merrylands West 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, Guildford West - Merrylands West 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 Guildford West - Merrylands West earn less than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Guildford West - Merrylands West is less than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Guildford West - Merrylands West are making monthly payments which are above the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Guildford West - Merrylands West'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.

Guildford West - Merrylands West'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 Guildford West - Merrylands West relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Guildford West - Merrylands West NSW Australia
Median Age 33 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 47.66% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $495 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1359 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1203 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2000 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $380 $380 $335
Average household size 3.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 29.66% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 9.38% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 9.12% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 9.24% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 65.52% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 49.11% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 57.19% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 48.62% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.11% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 7.86% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 12.36% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.09% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.49% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 5.47% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.37% 1.76% 1.70%