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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Hallett Cove, SA


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

Hallett Cove 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, Hallett Cove 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 Hallett Cove earn more than the median individual income for SA, while median family income in Hallett Cove is greater than the median family income for SA.

Mortgage holders in Hallett Cove are making monthly payments which are above the median SA mortgage repayment.

Hallett Cove'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.

Hallett Cove'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 Hallett Cove relative to SA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Hallett Cove SA Australia
Median Age 42 40 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 39.09% 43.49% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $704 $600 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1849 $1510.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1622 $1206.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1600 $1491 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $340 $260 $335
Average household size 2.70 2.40 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 35.40% 36.24% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 6.29% 8.10% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 5.82% 6.84% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.01% 7.50% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 73.30% 66.09% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 65.57% 57.40% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 69.35% 61.64% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 63.31% 58.30% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.96% 1.24% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 6.58% 7.99% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 9.08% 7.59% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.54% 10.69% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.23% 6.67% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 4.41% 2.72% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.43% 1.34% 1.70%