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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Craigmore - Blakeview, SA


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

Craigmore - Blakeview 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 younger population relative to the SA average.

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

Mortgage holders in Craigmore - Blakeview are making monthly payments which are below the median SA mortgage repayment.

Craigmore - Blakeview'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.

Craigmore - Blakeview'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 Craigmore - Blakeview relative to SA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Craigmore - Blakeview SA Australia
Median Age 33 40 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 50.77% 43.49% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $633 $600 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1524 $1510.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1378 $1206.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1400 $1491 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $290 $260 $335
Average household size 2.80 2.40 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 33.35% 36.24% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 9.13% 8.10% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 8.92% 6.84% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 8.96% 7.50% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 74.96% 66.09% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 62.70% 57.40% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 68.59% 61.64% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 59.60% 58.30% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.55% 1.24% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 11.75% 7.99% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 8.22% 7.59% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 13.54% 10.69% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.89% 6.67% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.09% 2.72% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.04% 1.34% 1.70%