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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Elizabeth, SA


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

Elizabeth 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, Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth earn less than the median individual income for SA, while median family income in Elizabeth is less than the median family income for SA.

Mortgage holders in Elizabeth are making monthly payments which are below the median SA mortgage repayment.

Elizabeth'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 poor.

Elizabeth'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 poor

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

Indicator - August 2016 Elizabeth SA Australia
Median Age 37 40 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 54.95% 43.49% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $416 $600 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $870 $1510.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $716 $1206.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1044 $1491 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $200 $260 $335
Average household size 2.30 2.40 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 39.21% 36.24% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 22.11% 8.10% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 21.83% 6.84% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 21.91% 7.50% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 50.22% 66.09% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 33.31% 57.40% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 41.63% 61.64% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 29.44% 58.30% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.49% 1.24% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 13.80% 7.99% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 6.86% 7.59% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.56% 10.69% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.92% 6.67% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.03% 2.72% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 0.62% 1.34% 1.70%