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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Brunswick, VIC


The suburb of Brunswick is a Low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Brunswick is located in the Melbourne area, in VIC. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are well placed to avoid employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has a younger population relative to the VIC average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Brunswick has education levels which are above the VIC average. This reduces the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction.

Individuals in Brunswick earn more than the median individual income for VIC, while median family income in Brunswick is greater than the median family income for VIC.

Mortgage holders in Brunswick are making monthly payments which are above the median VIC mortgage repayment.

Brunswick's workforce is less likely to be part-time employed relative to the VIC average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to VIC is good.

Brunswick's workforce is less likely to be underemployed relative to the VIC average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to VIC is good

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

Indicator - August 2016 Brunswick VIC Australia
Median Age 33 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 27.24% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $823 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2208 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1725 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2058 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $401 $325 $335
Average household size 2.20 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 32.47% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 6.40% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 5.43% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 5.93% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 77.65% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 73.10% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 75.30% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 66.37% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.21% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 3.58% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 4.12% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.01% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 9.24% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 4.36% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.12% 1.57% 1.70%