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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for St Kilda East, VIC


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

St Kilda East 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, St Kilda East 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 St Kilda East earn more than the median individual income for VIC, while median family income in St Kilda East is greater than the median family income for VIC.

Mortgage holders in St Kilda East are making monthly payments which are above the median VIC mortgage repayment.

St Kilda East'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.

St Kilda East'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 St Kilda East relative to VIC and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 St Kilda East VIC Australia
Median Age 33 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 23.91% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $981 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2283 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1636 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2000 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $360 $325 $335
Average household size 2.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 27.95% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 5.32% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 4.52% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 4.96% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 82.10% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 78.32% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 80.17% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 69.39% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.22% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 3.92% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 4.81% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.70% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 8.17% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 5.69% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.99% 1.57% 1.70%