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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for The Parks, SA


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

The Parks 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, The Parks 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 The Parks earn less than the median individual income for SA, while median family income in The Parks is less than the median family income for SA.

Mortgage holders in The Parks are making monthly payments which are above the median SA mortgage repayment.

The Parks'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.

The Parks'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 The Parks relative to SA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 The Parks SA Australia
Median Age 36 40 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 50.61% 43.49% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $435 $600 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1162 $1510.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $948 $1206.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1517 $1491 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $220 $260 $335
Average household size 2.60 2.40 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 37.22% 36.24% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 13.73% 8.10% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 11.51% 6.84% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 12.83% 7.50% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 60.03% 66.09% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 48.18% 57.40% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 53.98% 61.64% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 44.26% 58.30% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.56% 1.24% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 13.20% 7.99% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 5.54% 7.59% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.38% 10.69% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 9.79% 6.67% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.87% 2.72% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 0.95% 1.34% 1.70%