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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills, SA


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

Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills 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 an older population relative to the SA average.

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

Mortgage holders in Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills are making monthly payments which are below the median SA mortgage repayment.

Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills'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.

Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills'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 Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills relative to SA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills SA Australia
Median Age 42 40 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 48.13% 43.49% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $560 $600 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1374 $1510.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1184 $1206.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1300 $1491 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $290 $260 $335
Average household size 2.60 2.40 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 37.12% 36.24% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 8.15% 8.10% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.39% 6.84% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 7.60% 7.50% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 65.94% 66.09% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 57.45% 57.40% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 61.56% 61.64% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 54.81% 58.30% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.66% 1.24% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 9.88% 7.99% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 10.76% 7.59% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 12.82% 10.69% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.52% 6.67% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.38% 2.72% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.19% 1.34% 1.70%