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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Virginia - Waterloo Corner, SA


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

Virginia - Waterloo Corner 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 an older population relative to the SA average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Virginia - Waterloo Corner 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 Virginia - Waterloo Corner earn less than the median individual income for SA, while median family income in Virginia - Waterloo Corner is less than the median family income for SA.

Mortgage holders in Virginia - Waterloo Corner are making monthly payments which are above the median SA mortgage repayment.

Virginia - Waterloo Corner'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.

Virginia - Waterloo Corner'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 Virginia - Waterloo Corner relative to SA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Virginia - Waterloo Corner SA Australia
Median Age 45 40 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 55.96% 43.49% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $472 $600 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1204 $1510.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $949 $1206.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1603 $1491 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $250 $260 $335
Average household size 2.50 2.40 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 31.68% 36.24% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 7.50% 8.10% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 5.33% 6.84% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.29% 7.50% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 57.62% 66.09% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 49.65% 57.40% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 53.74% 61.64% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 46.59% 58.30% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.67% 1.24% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 8.09% 7.99% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 6.92% 7.59% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.76% 10.69% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.80% 6.67% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.90% 2.72% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 0.55% 1.34% 1.70%