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The suburb of Halls Head - Erskine is a Red Alert - high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling. |
Halls Head - Erskine is located in the Perth area, in WA. 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 WA average. In terms of post secondary qualifications, Halls Head - Erskine has education levels which are below the WA average. This increases the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction. Individuals in Halls Head - Erskine earn less than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Halls Head - Erskine is less than the median family income for WA. Mortgage holders in Halls Head - Erskine are making monthly payments which are below the median WA mortgage repayment. Halls Head - Erskine's workforce is more likely to be part-time employed relative to the WA average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to WA is poor. Halls Head - Erskine's workforce is more likely to be underemployed relative to the WA average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to WA is poor The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Halls Head - Erskine relative to WA and the nation as a whole. |
Indicator - August 2016 | Halls Head - Erskine | WA | Australia |
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Median Age | 45 | 36 | 38 |
% without post secondary school qualifications | 44.56% | 39.02% | 39.50% |
Median individual income ($ per week) | $580 | $724 | $662 |
Median family income ($ per week) | $1574 | $1910.00 | $1734.00 |
Median household income ($ per week) | $1273 | $1595.00 | $1438.00 |
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) | $1950 | $1993 | $1755 |
Median rent ($ per week) | $350 | $347 | $335 |
Average household size | 2.50 | 2.60 | 2.60 |
Part-time employment as a % total | 36.17% | 32.53% | 32.68% |
Male unemployment rate | 9.57% | 8.02% | 7.00% |
Female unemployment rate | 9.36% | 7.54% | 6.72% |
Unemployment rate | 9.51% | 7.80% | 6.86% |
Male labour force participation rate | 62.88% | 73.51% | 69.56% |
Female labour force participation rate | 51.31% | 62.27% | 59.80% |
Total labour force participation rate | 56.79% | 67.83% | 64.56% |
Employment-Population ratio | 48.13% | 62.86% | 60.26% |
% Employed in Mining | 9.81% | 6.27% | 1.66% |
% Employed in Manufacturing | 7.02% | 5.57% | 6.40% |
% Employed in Construction | 12.00% | 9.80% | 8.53% |
% Employed in Retail Trade | 11.93% | 9.54% | 9.86% |
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants | 7.01% | 6.45% | 6.91% |
% Employed in Finance and Insurance | 1.51% | 2.35% | 3.60% |
% Employed in Property and Business Services | 2.38% | 1.74% | 1.70% |