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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg, NSW


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

Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg 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, Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg 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 Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg earn less than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg is less than the median family income for NSW.

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

Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg'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.

Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg'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 Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg NSW Australia
Median Age 36 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 54.00% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $456 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1381 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1411 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1950 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $330 $380 $335
Average household size 3.50 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 31.13% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 9.70% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 9.96% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 9.83% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 63.41% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 47.88% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 55.36% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 48.07% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.10% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 12.51% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 10.39% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 12.05% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.02% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 4.55% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.08% 1.76% 1.70%