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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Parramatta - Rosehill, NSW


The suburb of Parramatta - Rosehill is a Low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Parramatta - Rosehill is located in the Sydney area, in NSW. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are well placed to avoid employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has a younger population relative to the NSW average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Parramatta - Rosehill 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 Parramatta - Rosehill earn more than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Parramatta - Rosehill is less than the median family income for NSW.

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

Parramatta - Rosehill'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.

Parramatta - Rosehill'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 Parramatta - Rosehill relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Parramatta - Rosehill NSW Australia
Median Age 31 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 25.62% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $725 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1683 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1656 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1750 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $410 $380 $335
Average household size 2.70 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 25.58% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 6.92% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 12.77% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 9.31% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 81.50% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 61.90% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 72.26% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 59.48% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.10% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 5.45% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 4.66% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.14% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 8.33% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 7.84% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.21% 1.76% 1.70%