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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Wyndham Vale, VIC


The suburb of Wyndham Vale is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Wyndham Vale 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, Wyndham Vale 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 Wyndham Vale earn more than the median individual income for VIC, while median family income in Wyndham Vale is less than the median family income for VIC.

Mortgage holders in Wyndham Vale are making monthly payments which are below the median VIC mortgage repayment.

Wyndham Vale'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.

Wyndham Vale'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 Wyndham Vale relative to VIC and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Wyndham Vale VIC Australia
Median Age 31 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 40.81% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $693 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1604 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1511 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1600 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $301 $325 $335
Average household size 3.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 28.67% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 7.65% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 9.55% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 8.53% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 78.98% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 63.73% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 71.13% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 61.54% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.18% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 7.52% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 7.93% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.82% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.63% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 4.59% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.45% 1.57% 1.70%