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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for South Melbourne, VIC


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

South 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 population age which is on the VIC average.

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

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

South 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 good.

South 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 good

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

Indicator - August 2016 South Melbourne VIC Australia
Median Age 37 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 24.70% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $1068 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2663 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1868 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2167 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $438 $325 $335
Average household size 2.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 23.76% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 6.31% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 5.53% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 5.96% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 74.72% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 66.33% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 70.36% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 59.78% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.38% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 4.17% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 4.48% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 6.91% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.88% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 9.12% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.48% 1.57% 1.70%