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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Braybrook, VIC


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

Braybrook 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 younger population relative to the VIC average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Braybrook 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 Braybrook earn less than the median individual income for VIC, while median family income in Braybrook is less than the median family income for VIC.

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

Braybrook's workforce is less 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.

Braybrook's workforce is less 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 Braybrook relative to VIC and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Braybrook VIC Australia
Median Age 32 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 41.97% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $495 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1382 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1232 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1800 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $300 $325 $335
Average household size 2.70 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 33.31% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 11.43% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 11.74% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 11.62% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 69.84% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 56.13% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 63.02% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 51.66% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.13% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 8.87% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 5.41% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.11% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 10.49% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 5.24% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.12% 1.57% 1.70%