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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Lewiston - Two Wells, SA


The suburb of Lewiston - Two Wells is a Red Alert - high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Lewiston - Two Wells is located in the Adelaide area, in SA. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are 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, Lewiston - Two Wells 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 Lewiston - Two Wells earn more than the median individual income for SA, while median family income in Lewiston - Two Wells is greater than the median family income for SA.

Mortgage holders in Lewiston - Two Wells are making monthly payments which are above the median SA mortgage repayment.

Lewiston - Two Wells'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.

Lewiston - Two Wells'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 Lewiston - Two Wells relative to SA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Lewiston - Two Wells SA Australia
Median Age 40 40 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 51.21% 43.49% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $643 $600 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1641 $1510.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1471 $1206.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1573 $1491 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $250 $260 $335
Average household size 2.90 2.40 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 33.33% 36.24% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 7.00% 8.10% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.15% 6.84% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 7.18% 7.50% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 73.04% 66.09% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 65.40% 57.40% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 69.29% 61.64% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 60.27% 58.30% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 1.25% 1.24% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 11.41% 7.99% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 12.40% 7.59% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.60% 10.69% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.27% 6.67% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.21% 2.72% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 0.92% 1.34% 1.70%