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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Middle Swan - Herne Hill, WA


The suburb of Middle Swan - Herne Hill is a Amber Alert - Medium high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Middle Swan - Herne Hill is located in the Perth area, in WA. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are quite 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, Middle Swan - Herne Hill 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 Middle Swan - Herne Hill earn less than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Middle Swan - Herne Hill is less than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in Middle Swan - Herne Hill are making monthly payments which are below the median WA mortgage repayment.

Middle Swan - Herne Hill'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.

Middle Swan - Herne Hill'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 Middle Swan - Herne Hill relative to WA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Middle Swan - Herne Hill WA Australia
Median Age 40 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 46.84% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $625 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1559 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1331 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1733 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $350 $347 $335
Average household size 2.50 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 32.13% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 9.12% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 9.89% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 9.88% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 69.70% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 60.65% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 65.17% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 54.15% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 4.27% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 7.42% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 10.94% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 9.37% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.88% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.45% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.49% 1.74% 1.70%