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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Adelaide, SA


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

Adelaide is located in the Adelaide area, in SA. 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 SA average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Adelaide has education levels which are above the SA average. This reduces the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction.

Individuals in Adelaide earn less than the median individual income for SA, while median family income in Adelaide is greater than the median family income for SA.

Mortgage holders in Adelaide are making monthly payments which are above the median SA mortgage repayment.

Adelaide's workforce is less likely to be part-time employed relative to the SA average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to SA is poor.

Adelaide's workforce is less likely to be underemployed relative to the SA average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to SA is poor

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Adelaide relative to SA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Adelaide SA Australia
Median Age 29 40 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 33.13% 43.49% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $474 $600 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1793 $1510.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1093 $1206.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1733 $1491 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $380 $260 $335
Average household size 1.90 2.40 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 33.07% 36.24% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 13.56% 8.10% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 14.08% 6.84% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 13.88% 7.50% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 54.30% 66.09% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 52.67% 57.40% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 53.52% 61.64% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 41.52% 58.30% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 1.11% 1.24% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 3.13% 7.99% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 3.10% 7.59% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.81% 10.69% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 14.69% 6.67% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 4.19% 2.72% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.37% 1.34% 1.70%