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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Rockbank - Mount Cottrell, VIC


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

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell 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, Rockbank - Mount Cottrell 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 Rockbank - Mount Cottrell earn less than the median individual income for VIC, while median family income in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell is less than the median family income for VIC.

Mortgage holders in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell are making monthly payments which are below the median VIC mortgage repayment.

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell'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.

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell'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 Rockbank - Mount Cottrell relative to VIC and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Rockbank - Mount Cottrell VIC Australia
Median Age 36 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 27.40% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $512 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1320 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1119 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1300 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $210 $325 $335
Average household size 2.70 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 34.85% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 7.76% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.55% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 8.10% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 30.85% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 33.60% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 31.96% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 26.60% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.00% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 8.85% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 13.69% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.37% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 8.02% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 0.55% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.11% 1.57% 1.70%