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The suburb of Christie Downs is a Red Alert - high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling. |
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Christie Downs 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, Christie Downs 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 Christie Downs earn less than the median individual income for SA, while median family income in Christie Downs is less than the median family income for SA. Mortgage holders in Christie Downs are making monthly payments which are below the median SA mortgage repayment. Christie Downs's workforce is more 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. Christie Downs's workforce is more 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 Christie Downs relative to SA and the nation as a whole. |
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| Indicator - August 2016 | Christie Downs | SA | Australia |
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| Median Age | 38 | 40 | 38 |
| % without post secondary school qualifications | 50.30% | 43.49% | 39.50% |
| Median individual income ($ per week) | $469 | $600 | $662 |
| Median family income ($ per week) | $1105 | $1510.00 | $1734.00 |
| Median household income ($ per week) | $841 | $1206.00 | $1438.00 |
| Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) | $1300 | $1491 | $1755 |
| Median rent ($ per week) | $205 | $260 | $335 |
| Average household size | 2.30 | 2.40 | 2.60 |
| Part-time employment as a % total | 38.56% | 36.24% | 32.68% |
| Male unemployment rate | 13.54% | 8.10% | 7.00% |
| Female unemployment rate | 11.00% | 6.84% | 6.72% |
| Unemployment rate | 12.38% | 7.50% | 6.86% |
| Male labour force participation rate | 58.19% | 66.09% | 69.56% |
| Female labour force participation rate | 47.72% | 57.40% | 59.80% |
| Total labour force participation rate | 52.76% | 61.64% | 64.56% |
| Employment-Population ratio | 42.52% | 58.30% | 60.26% |
| % Employed in Mining | 0.96% | 1.24% | 1.66% |
| % Employed in Manufacturing | 8.92% | 7.99% | 6.40% |
| % Employed in Construction | 9.63% | 7.59% | 8.53% |
| % Employed in Retail Trade | 14.06% | 10.69% | 9.86% |
| % Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants | 5.79% | 6.67% | 6.91% |
| % Employed in Finance and Insurance | 1.86% | 2.72% | 3.60% |
| % Employed in Property and Business Services | 0.62% | 1.34% | 1.70% |
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