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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Stratton - Jane Brook, WA


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

Stratton - Jane Brook 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 a younger population relative to the WA average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Stratton - Jane Brook 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 Stratton - Jane Brook earn more than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Stratton - Jane Brook is less than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in Stratton - Jane Brook are making monthly payments which are below the median WA mortgage repayment.

Stratton - Jane Brook'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.

Stratton - Jane Brook'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 Stratton - Jane Brook relative to WA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Stratton - Jane Brook WA Australia
Median Age 33 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 48.57% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $745 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1833 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1599 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1800 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $350 $347 $335
Average household size 2.80 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 31.69% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 8.59% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.59% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 8.01% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 78.01% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 67.78% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 72.78% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 63.58% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 4.96% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 6.91% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 9.81% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 12.14% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.32% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.10% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.65% 1.74% 1.70%