Home / Employment Vulnerability Index 3.0 / Profile for West Lakes, SA
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The suburb of West Lakes is a Amber Alert - Medium high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling. |
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West Lakes 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, West Lakes 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 West Lakes earn more than the median individual income for SA, while median family income in West Lakes is greater than the median family income for SA. Mortgage holders in West Lakes are making monthly payments which are above the median SA mortgage repayment. West Lakes'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. West Lakes'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 West Lakes relative to SA and the nation as a whole. |
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| Indicator - August 2016 | West Lakes | SA | Australia |
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| Median Age | 49 | 40 | 38 |
| % without post secondary school qualifications | 43.40% | 43.49% | 39.50% |
| Median individual income ($ per week) | $659 | $600 | $662 |
| Median family income ($ per week) | $1705 | $1510.00 | $1734.00 |
| Median household income ($ per week) | $1298 | $1206.00 | $1438.00 |
| Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) | $1733 | $1491 | $1755 |
| Median rent ($ per week) | $290 | $260 | $335 |
| Average household size | 2.30 | 2.40 | 2.60 |
| Part-time employment as a % total | 34.84% | 36.24% | 32.68% |
| Male unemployment rate | 5.75% | 8.10% | 7.00% |
| Female unemployment rate | 4.84% | 6.84% | 6.72% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.45% | 7.50% | 6.86% |
| Male labour force participation rate | 62.31% | 66.09% | 69.56% |
| Female labour force participation rate | 52.43% | 57.40% | 59.80% |
| Total labour force participation rate | 57.14% | 61.64% | 64.56% |
| Employment-Population ratio | 51.30% | 58.30% | 60.26% |
| % Employed in Mining | 0.66% | 1.24% | 1.66% |
| % Employed in Manufacturing | 7.90% | 7.99% | 6.40% |
| % Employed in Construction | 8.17% | 7.59% | 8.53% |
| % Employed in Retail Trade | 11.24% | 10.69% | 9.86% |
| % Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants | 5.43% | 6.67% | 6.91% |
| % Employed in Finance and Insurance | 3.38% | 2.72% | 3.60% |
| % Employed in Property and Business Services | 1.89% | 1.34% | 1.70% |
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