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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for North Melbourne, VIC


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

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

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

North Melbourne'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 poor.

North Melbourne'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 poor

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

Indicator - August 2016 North Melbourne VIC Australia
Median Age 28 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 25.67% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $646 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2048 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1379 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2058 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $400 $325 $335
Average household size 2.10 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 31.86% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 10.39% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 10.49% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 10.44% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 68.18% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 65.65% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 66.90% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 53.26% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.14% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 3.11% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 2.49% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 7.85% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 12.18% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 5.46% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.39% 1.57% 1.70%