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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough, WA


The suburb of Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough is a Low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough 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, Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough 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 Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough earn more than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough is greater than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough are making monthly payments which are above the median WA mortgage repayment.

Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough'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.

Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough'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 Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough relative to WA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough WA Australia
Median Age 35 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 25.06% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $888 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2347 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1713 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2058 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $320 $347 $335
Average household size 2.30 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 35.78% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 6.91% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 6.77% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.81% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 78.54% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 67.72% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 72.92% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 62.71% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 4.94% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 2.98% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 5.92% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.26% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 7.51% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.06% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.06% 1.74% 1.70%