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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard, NSW


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

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

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

Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard'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.

Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard'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 Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard NSW Australia
Median Age 35 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 54.60% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $440 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1220 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1190 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1836 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $350 $380 $335
Average household size 3.30 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 30.66% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 10.34% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 12.60% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 11.41% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 62.02% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 46.67% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 54.10% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 45.10% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.10% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 12.83% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 10.47% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.09% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.81% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.45% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.61% 1.76% 1.70%