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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Currambine - Kinross, WA


The suburb of Currambine - Kinross is a Amber Alert - Medium high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Currambine - Kinross 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 a population age which is on the WA average.

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

Mortgage holders in Currambine - Kinross are making monthly payments which are above the median WA mortgage repayment.

Currambine - Kinross'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.

Currambine - Kinross'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 Currambine - Kinross relative to WA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Currambine - Kinross WA Australia
Median Age 36 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 41.00% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $761 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2194 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $2036 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2000 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $420 $347 $335
Average household size 3.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 35.23% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 7.83% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.47% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 7.73% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 80.27% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 71.29% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 75.71% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 67.25% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 4.15% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 4.35% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 12.36% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.17% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.40% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.08% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.30% 1.74% 1.70%