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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Narre Warren North, VIC


The suburb of Narre Warren North is a Red Alert - high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Narre Warren North 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 an older population relative to the VIC average.

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

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

Narre Warren North'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.

Narre Warren North'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 Narre Warren North relative to VIC and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Narre Warren North VIC Australia
Median Age 41 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 40.91% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $683 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2178 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $2182 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2000 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $354 $325 $335
Average household size 3.40 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 36.19% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 4.65% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 4.59% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 4.41% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 73.50% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 62.41% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 67.93% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 61.65% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.15% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 8.93% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 16.86% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.78% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.00% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.65% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.79% 1.57% 1.70%