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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Subiaco - Shenton Park, WA


The suburb of Subiaco - Shenton Park is a Low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Subiaco - Shenton Park 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 an older population relative to the WA average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Subiaco - Shenton Park 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 Subiaco - Shenton Park earn more than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Subiaco - Shenton Park is greater than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in Subiaco - Shenton Park are making monthly payments which are above the median WA mortgage repayment.

Subiaco - Shenton Park'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 good.

Subiaco - Shenton Park'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 good

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Subiaco - Shenton Park relative to WA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Subiaco - Shenton Park WA Australia
Median Age 39 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 23.36% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $1053 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2772 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $2013 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2500 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $420 $347 $335
Average household size 2.20 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 32.86% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 6.17% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 5.39% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 5.76% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 73.64% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 63.35% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 68.28% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 58.95% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 6.06% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 2.73% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 4.55% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 6.23% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.71% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.95% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.57% 1.74% 1.70%