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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Tuart Hill - Joondanna, WA


The suburb of Tuart Hill - Joondanna is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Tuart Hill - Joondanna is located in the Perth area, in WA. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are not 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, Tuart Hill - Joondanna 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 Tuart Hill - Joondanna earn more than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Tuart Hill - Joondanna is greater than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in Tuart Hill - Joondanna are making monthly payments which are below the median WA mortgage repayment.

Tuart Hill - Joondanna'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 good.

Tuart Hill - Joondanna'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 good

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Tuart Hill - Joondanna relative to WA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Tuart Hill - Joondanna WA Australia
Median Age 35 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 31.49% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $842 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1918 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1409 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1907 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $340 $347 $335
Average household size 2.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 29.27% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 7.55% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.14% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 7.27% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 78.03% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 67.62% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 72.47% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 62.42% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 4.03% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 4.03% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 8.38% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 9.47% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 7.37% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.96% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.11% 1.74% 1.70%