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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Kings Park (Vic.), VIC


The suburb of Kings Park (Vic.) is a Red Alert - high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Kings Park (Vic.) 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 population age which is on the VIC average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Kings Park (Vic.) 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 Kings Park (Vic.) earn less than the median individual income for VIC, while median family income in Kings Park (Vic.) is less than the median family income for VIC.

Mortgage holders in Kings Park (Vic.) are making monthly payments which are below the median VIC mortgage repayment.

Kings Park (Vic.)'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.

Kings Park (Vic.)'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 Kings Park (Vic.) relative to VIC and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Kings Park (Vic.) VIC Australia
Median Age 37 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 52.94% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $426 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1116 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1074 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1400 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $290 $325 $335
Average household size 3.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 34.21% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 11.72% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 13.78% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 12.59% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 61.32% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 46.42% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 53.76% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 44.11% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.00% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 14.28% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 7.48% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.25% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.74% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.61% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.01% 1.57% 1.70%