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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Narre Warren South (East), VIC


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

Narre Warren South (East) 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, Narre Warren South (East) 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 South (East) earn more than the median individual income for VIC, while median family income in Narre Warren South (East) is greater than the median family income for VIC.

Mortgage holders in Narre Warren South (East) are making monthly payments which are above the median VIC mortgage repayment.

Narre Warren South (East)'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 South (East)'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 South (East) relative to VIC and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Narre Warren South (East) VIC Australia
Median Age 34 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 44.51% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $668 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1997 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $2006 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1800 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $400 $325 $335
Average household size 3.50 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 34.90% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 5.95% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 6.24% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.05% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 78.16% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 67.65% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 72.82% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 66.14% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.20% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 11.24% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 11.11% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.92% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.24% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.45% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.51% 1.57% 1.70%