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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Point Cook - North, VIC


The suburb of Point Cook - North is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Point Cook - North 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, Point Cook - North 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 Point Cook - North earn more than the median individual income for VIC, while median family income in Point Cook - North is greater than the median family income for VIC.

Mortgage holders in Point Cook - North are making monthly payments which are above the median VIC mortgage repayment.

Point Cook - North'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.

Point Cook - North'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 Point Cook - North relative to VIC and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Point Cook - North VIC Australia
Median Age 33 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 35.27% 38.74% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $778 $644 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2035 $1715.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1968 $1419.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1915 $1728 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $361 $325 $335
Average household size 3.20 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 28.27% 33.66% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 6.03% 6.56% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 8.98% 6.65% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 7.44% 6.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 81.39% 69.94% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 66.16% 59.43% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 73.53% 64.53% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 65.35% 60.46% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.21% 0.33% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 7.82% 7.77% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 7.18% 8.34% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 9.74% 10.22% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.80% 6.61% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 6.23% 3.90% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.64% 1.57% 1.70%