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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Mandurah - North, WA


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

Mandurah - North 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 a younger population relative to the WA average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Mandurah - North 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 Mandurah - North earn less than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Mandurah - North is less than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in Mandurah - North are making monthly payments which are above the median WA mortgage repayment.

Mandurah - North's workforce is less 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.

Mandurah - North's workforce is less 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 Mandurah - North relative to WA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Mandurah - North WA Australia
Median Age 34 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 42.10% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $661 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1831 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1611 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2000 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $370 $347 $335
Average household size 2.80 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 31.90% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 9.40% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 9.77% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 9.55% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 73.42% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 59.19% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 65.96% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 56.19% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 9.49% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 7.52% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 11.58% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.24% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.54% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.82% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.49% 1.74% 1.70%