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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Miranda - Yowie Bay, NSW


The suburb of Miranda - Yowie Bay is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Miranda - Yowie Bay 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 an older population relative to the NSW average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Miranda - Yowie Bay 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 Miranda - Yowie Bay earn more than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Miranda - Yowie Bay is greater than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Miranda - Yowie Bay are making monthly payments which are above the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Miranda - Yowie Bay'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.

Miranda - Yowie Bay'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 Miranda - Yowie Bay relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Miranda - Yowie Bay NSW Australia
Median Age 40 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 37.33% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $753 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2064 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1651 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2300 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $440 $380 $335
Average household size 2.60 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 30.62% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 4.16% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 4.43% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 4.24% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 70.23% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 59.45% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 64.52% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 58.66% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.06% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 5.81% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 9.24% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.40% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.98% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 5.12% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.93% 1.76% 1.70%