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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains, SA


The suburb of Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains is located in the Adelaide area, in SA. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are not 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, Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains has education levels which are above the SA average. This reduces the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction.

Individuals in Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains earn more than the median individual income for SA, while median family income in Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains is greater than the median family income for SA.

Mortgage holders in Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains are making monthly payments which are above the median SA mortgage repayment.

Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains'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.

Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains'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 Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains relative to SA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains SA Australia
Median Age 36 40 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 38.32% 43.49% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $601 $600 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1523 $1510.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1296 $1206.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1600 $1491 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $300 $260 $335
Average household size 2.50 2.40 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 34.59% 36.24% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 8.72% 8.10% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.09% 6.84% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 7.96% 7.50% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 62.60% 66.09% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 56.89% 57.40% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 59.73% 61.64% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 52.42% 58.30% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.59% 1.24% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 7.66% 7.99% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 6.38% 7.59% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.32% 10.69% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.98% 6.67% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.76% 2.72% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.24% 1.34% 1.70%