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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Engadine, NSW


The suburb of Engadine is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Engadine 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 population age which is on the NSW average.

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

Mortgage holders in Engadine are making monthly payments which are above the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Engadine'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 good.

Engadine'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 good

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

Indicator - August 2016 Engadine NSW Australia
Median Age 38 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 36.52% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $804 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2152 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1961 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2400 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $430 $380 $335
Average household size 2.90 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 33.13% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 2.97% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 3.19% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 2.97% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 72.68% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 65.41% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 68.94% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 65.14% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.21% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 5.32% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 10.87% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.73% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.94% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 5.05% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.45% 1.76% 1.70%