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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Springvale, VIC


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

Springvale 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, Springvale 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 Springvale earn less than the median individual income for VIC, while median family income in Springvale is less than the median family income for VIC.

Mortgage holders in Springvale are making monthly payments which are below the median VIC mortgage repayment.

Springvale'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.

Springvale'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 Springvale relative to VIC and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Springvale VIC Australia
Median Age 34 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 47.49% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $409 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1120 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1077 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1500 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $310 $325 $335
Average household size 3.10 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 37.43% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 11.51% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 12.11% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 11.78% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 60.82% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 46.00% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 53.62% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 44.32% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.11% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 16.12% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 4.89% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.14% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 9.82% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.83% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.10% 1.57% 1.70%