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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for St Peters - Marden, SA


The suburb of St Peters - Marden is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

St Peters - Marden 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 population age which is on the SA average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, St Peters - Marden 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 St Peters - Marden earn more than the median individual income for SA, while median family income in St Peters - Marden is greater than the median family income for SA.

Mortgage holders in St Peters - Marden are making monthly payments which are above the median SA mortgage repayment.

St Peters - Marden's workforce is more 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 good.

St Peters - Marden's workforce is more likely to be underemployed relative to the SA average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to SA is good

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

Indicator - August 2016 St Peters - Marden SA Australia
Median Age 40 40 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 32.66% 43.49% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $746 $600 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2196 $1510.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1484 $1206.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1950 $1491 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $295 $260 $335
Average household size 2.40 2.40 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 37.09% 36.24% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 6.56% 8.10% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 5.57% 6.84% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.10% 7.50% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 69.24% 66.09% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 62.89% 57.40% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 65.98% 61.64% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 59.47% 58.30% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 1.00% 1.24% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 4.62% 7.99% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 5.50% 7.59% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.57% 10.69% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 7.58% 6.67% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.49% 2.72% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.64% 1.34% 1.70%