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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Caroline Springs, VIC


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

Caroline Springs 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, Caroline Springs 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 Caroline Springs earn more than the median individual income for VIC, while median family income in Caroline Springs is greater than the median family income for VIC.

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

Caroline Springs'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.

Caroline Springs'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 Caroline Springs relative to VIC and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Caroline Springs VIC Australia
Median Age 33 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 39.96% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $739 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1923 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1819 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1950 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $365 $325 $335
Average household size 3.20 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 30.10% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 6.64% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.61% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 7.06% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 79.11% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 67.03% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 72.91% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 63.88% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.19% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 8.80% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 8.45% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.06% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.31% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 4.80% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.30% 1.57% 1.70%