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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Salisbury North, SA


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

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

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

Salisbury North'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.

Salisbury North'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 Salisbury North relative to SA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Salisbury North SA Australia
Median Age 32 40 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 54.37% 43.49% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $515 $600 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1203 $1510.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1071 $1206.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1300 $1491 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $255 $260 $335
Average household size 2.70 2.40 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 32.44% 36.24% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 11.73% 8.10% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 11.72% 6.84% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 11.71% 7.50% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 66.65% 66.09% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 53.30% 57.40% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 59.87% 61.64% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 49.82% 58.30% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.44% 1.24% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 13.34% 7.99% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 7.27% 7.59% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.90% 10.69% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.90% 6.67% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.36% 2.72% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 0.60% 1.34% 1.70%