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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Gawler - North, SA


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

Gawler - North is located in the Adelaide area, in SA. 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 SA average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Gawler - North has education levels which are below the SA average. This increases the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction.

Individuals in Gawler - North earn more than the median individual income for SA, while median family income in Gawler - North is greater than the median family income for SA.

Mortgage holders in Gawler - North are making monthly payments which are above the median SA mortgage repayment.

Gawler - North'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 good.

Gawler - North'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 good

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

Indicator - August 2016 Gawler - North SA Australia
Median Age 38 40 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 46.40% 43.49% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $694 $600 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1770 $1510.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1514 $1206.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1517 $1491 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $285 $260 $335
Average household size 2.70 2.40 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 34.22% 36.24% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 5.89% 8.10% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 5.23% 6.84% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 5.62% 7.50% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 74.75% 66.09% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 66.22% 57.40% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 70.39% 61.64% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 63.21% 58.30% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 1.05% 1.24% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 10.96% 7.99% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 10.78% 7.59% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.61% 10.69% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.12% 6.67% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.10% 2.72% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.27% 1.34% 1.70%