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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Perth City, WA


The suburb of Perth City is a Low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Perth City is located in the Perth area, in WA. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are well placed to avoid employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has a younger population relative to the WA average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Perth City has education levels which are above the WA average. This reduces the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction.

Individuals in Perth City earn more than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Perth City is greater than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in Perth City are making monthly payments which are above the median WA mortgage repayment.

Perth City'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.

Perth City'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 Perth City relative to WA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Perth City WA Australia
Median Age 32 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 22.48% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $982 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2279 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1818 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2167 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $420 $347 $335
Average household size 1.90 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 25.62% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 8.02% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 8.19% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 8.11% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 80.14% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 72.03% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 76.29% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 59.50% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 7.31% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 3.02% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 6.33% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 6.60% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 12.95% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.72% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.96% 1.74% 1.70%