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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Girrawheen, WA


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

Girrawheen 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, Girrawheen 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 Girrawheen earn less than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Girrawheen is less than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in Girrawheen are making monthly payments which are below the median WA mortgage repayment.

Girrawheen'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 poor.

Girrawheen'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 poor

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

Indicator - August 2016 Girrawheen WA Australia
Median Age 34 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 50.94% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $489 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1208 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1104 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1549 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $320 $347 $335
Average household size 2.70 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 35.51% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 12.80% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 12.65% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 12.72% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 66.00% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 53.61% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 59.86% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 49.14% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 1.74% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 7.98% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 10.85% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.99% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 7.83% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.74% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.21% 1.74% 1.70%