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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Roxburgh Park - Somerton, VIC


The suburb of Roxburgh Park - Somerton is a Red Alert - high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Roxburgh Park - Somerton is located in the Melbourne area, in VIC. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are 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, Roxburgh Park - Somerton has education levels which are below the VIC average. This increases the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction.

Individuals in Roxburgh Park - Somerton earn less than the median individual income for VIC, while median family income in Roxburgh Park - Somerton is less than the median family income for VIC.

Mortgage holders in Roxburgh Park - Somerton are making monthly payments which are below the median VIC mortgage repayment.

Roxburgh Park - Somerton'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 poor.

Roxburgh Park - Somerton'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 poor

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

Indicator - August 2016 Roxburgh Park - Somerton VIC Australia
Median Age 29 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 52.51% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $404 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1318 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1358 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1650 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $346 $325 $335
Average household size 3.80 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 34.37% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 10.76% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 11.44% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 10.94% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 64.11% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 45.70% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 54.66% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 46.15% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.05% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 11.38% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 8.10% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.84% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.78% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.15% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.13% 1.57% 1.70%