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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Holsworthy - Wattle Grove, NSW


The suburb of Holsworthy - Wattle Grove is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Holsworthy - Wattle Grove is located in the Sydney area, in NSW. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are not 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, Holsworthy - Wattle Grove 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 Holsworthy - Wattle Grove earn more than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Holsworthy - Wattle Grove is greater than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Holsworthy - Wattle Grove are making monthly payments which are above the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Holsworthy - Wattle Grove'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 good.

Holsworthy - Wattle Grove'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 good

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Holsworthy - Wattle Grove relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Holsworthy - Wattle Grove NSW Australia
Median Age 33 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 38.68% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $840 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2220 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $2123 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2167 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $450 $380 $335
Average household size 3.20 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 25.63% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 3.69% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 4.80% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 4.22% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 79.02% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 68.19% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 73.58% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 67.39% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.14% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 6.53% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 7.19% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.08% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.75% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 5.49% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.43% 1.76% 1.70%