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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Cabramatta - Lansvale, NSW


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

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

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

Cabramatta - Lansvale'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.

Cabramatta - Lansvale'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 Cabramatta - Lansvale relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Cabramatta - Lansvale NSW Australia
Median Age 37 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 56.92% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $405 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1020 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1000 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1430 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $310 $380 $335
Average household size 3.10 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 35.09% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 12.85% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 16.07% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 14.21% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 60.01% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 44.53% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 52.07% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 42.31% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.12% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 15.19% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 8.32% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.61% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 8.80% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.34% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.06% 1.76% 1.70%