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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Hackham West - Huntfield Heights, SA


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

Hackham West - Huntfield Heights 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, Hackham West - Huntfield Heights 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 West - Huntfield Heights earn less than the median individual income for SA, while median family income in Hackham West - Huntfield Heights is less than the median family income for SA.

Mortgage holders in Hackham West - Huntfield Heights are making monthly payments which are below the median SA mortgage repayment.

Hackham West - Huntfield Heights'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 West - Huntfield Heights'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 West - Huntfield Heights relative to SA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Hackham West - Huntfield Heights SA Australia
Median Age 37 40 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 51.06% 43.49% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $475 $600 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1092 $1510.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $892 $1206.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1213 $1491 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $240 $260 $335
Average household size 2.40 2.40 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 40.41% 36.24% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 13.99% 8.10% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 11.03% 6.84% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 12.46% 7.50% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 59.12% 66.09% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 50.07% 57.40% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 54.42% 61.64% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 44.39% 58.30% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.26% 1.24% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 8.94% 7.99% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 9.27% 7.59% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 14.75% 10.69% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.97% 6.67% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.68% 2.72% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.20% 1.34% 1.70%