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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Alphington - Fairfield, VIC


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

Alphington - Fairfield is located in the Melbourne area, in VIC. 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 VIC average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Alphington - Fairfield 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 Alphington - Fairfield earn more than the median individual income for VIC, while median family income in Alphington - Fairfield is greater than the median family income for VIC.

Mortgage holders in Alphington - Fairfield are making monthly payments which are above the median VIC mortgage repayment.

Alphington - Fairfield's workforce is more 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.

Alphington - Fairfield's workforce is more 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 Alphington - Fairfield relative to VIC and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Alphington - Fairfield VIC Australia
Median Age 36 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 29.83% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $855 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2447 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1818 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2000 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $345 $325 $335
Average household size 2.40 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 34.58% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 5.27% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 5.09% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 5.23% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 77.05% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 70.25% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 73.47% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 65.75% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.24% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 4.70% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 4.70% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.05% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.85% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 5.45% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.85% 1.57% 1.70%