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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Mount Evelyn, VIC


The suburb of Mount Evelyn is a Amber Alert - Medium high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Mount Evelyn is located in the Melbourne area, in VIC. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are quite vulnerable to employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has a population age which is on the VIC average.

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

Mortgage holders in Mount Evelyn are making monthly payments which are above the median VIC mortgage repayment.

Mount Evelyn'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.

Mount Evelyn'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 Mount Evelyn relative to VIC and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Mount Evelyn VIC Australia
Median Age 37 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 39.65% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $678 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1862 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1655 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1733 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $310 $325 $335
Average household size 2.90 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 34.23% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 4.16% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 4.69% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 4.49% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 75.83% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 66.39% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 71.08% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 64.85% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.28% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 10.31% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 15.65% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.33% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.72% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.83% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.39% 1.57% 1.70%