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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Pinjarra, WA


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

Pinjarra 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, Pinjarra 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 Pinjarra earn less than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Pinjarra is less than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in Pinjarra are making monthly payments which are below the median WA mortgage repayment.

Pinjarra'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.

Pinjarra'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 Pinjarra relative to WA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Pinjarra WA Australia
Median Age 41 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 48.88% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $538 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1434 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1204 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1811 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $294 $347 $335
Average household size 2.60 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 35.82% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 8.87% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 9.96% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 9.27% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 64.11% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 51.62% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 57.70% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 47.61% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 11.48% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 9.36% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 10.82% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.08% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.74% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 0.96% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.37% 1.74% 1.70%