Home / Employment Vulnerability Index 3.0 / Profile for West Footscray - Tottenham, VIC
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The suburb of West Footscray - Tottenham is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling. |
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West Footscray - Tottenham is located in the Melbourne area, in VIC. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are not 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, West Footscray - Tottenham has education levels which are above the VIC average. This reduces the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction. Individuals in West Footscray - Tottenham earn more than the median individual income for VIC, while median family income in West Footscray - Tottenham is greater than the median family income for VIC. Mortgage holders in West Footscray - Tottenham are making monthly payments which are above the median VIC mortgage repayment. West Footscray - Tottenham'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. West Footscray - Tottenham'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 West Footscray - Tottenham relative to VIC and the nation as a whole. |
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| Indicator - August 2016 | West Footscray - Tottenham | VIC | Australia |
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| Median Age | 34 | 37 | 38 |
| % without post secondary school qualifications | 34.32% | 38.74% | 39.50% |
| Median individual income ($ per week) | $694 | $644 | $662 |
| Median family income ($ per week) | $1843 | $1715.00 | $1734.00 |
| Median household income ($ per week) | $1449 | $1419.00 | $1438.00 |
| Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) | $1950 | $1728 | $1755 |
| Median rent ($ per week) | $301 | $325 | $335 |
| Average household size | 2.50 | 2.60 | 2.60 |
| Part-time employment as a % total | 33.85% | 33.66% | 32.68% |
| Male unemployment rate | 8.98% | 6.56% | 7.00% |
| Female unemployment rate | 8.36% | 6.65% | 6.72% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.65% | 6.60% | 6.86% |
| Male labour force participation rate | 75.81% | 69.94% | 69.56% |
| Female labour force participation rate | 67.94% | 59.43% | 59.80% |
| Total labour force participation rate | 71.99% | 64.53% | 64.56% |
| Employment-Population ratio | 61.48% | 60.46% | 60.26% |
| % Employed in Mining | 0.10% | 0.33% | 1.66% |
| % Employed in Manufacturing | 6.07% | 7.77% | 6.40% |
| % Employed in Construction | 4.54% | 8.34% | 8.53% |
| % Employed in Retail Trade | 9.08% | 10.22% | 9.86% |
| % Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants | 9.50% | 6.61% | 6.91% |
| % Employed in Finance and Insurance | 4.49% | 3.90% | 3.60% |
| % Employed in Property and Business Services | 1.62% | 1.57% | 1.70% |
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