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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Pooraka - Cavan, SA


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

Pooraka - Cavan 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 a younger population relative to the SA average.

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

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

Pooraka - Cavan'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.

Pooraka - Cavan'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 Pooraka - Cavan relative to SA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Pooraka - Cavan SA Australia
Median Age 38 40 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 48.10% 43.49% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $503 $600 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1287 $1510.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1058 $1206.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1365 $1491 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $283 $260 $335
Average household size 2.50 2.40 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 33.68% 36.24% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 10.52% 8.10% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 9.55% 6.84% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 9.97% 7.50% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 63.66% 66.09% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 53.63% 57.40% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 58.54% 61.64% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 49.93% 58.30% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.53% 1.24% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 11.30% 7.99% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 6.91% 7.59% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 12.15% 10.69% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.31% 6.67% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.98% 2.72% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 0.72% 1.34% 1.70%