Home / Employment Vulnerability Index 3.0 / Profile for Kelmscott, WA
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The suburb of Kelmscott is a Amber Alert - Medium high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling. |
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Kelmscott 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, Kelmscott 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 Kelmscott earn less than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Kelmscott is less than the median family income for WA. Mortgage holders in Kelmscott are making monthly payments which are below the median WA mortgage repayment. Kelmscott'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. Kelmscott'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 Kelmscott relative to WA and the nation as a whole. |
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| Indicator - August 2016 | Kelmscott | WA | Australia |
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| Median Age | 38 | 36 | 38 |
| % without post secondary school qualifications | 44.09% | 39.02% | 39.50% |
| Median individual income ($ per week) | $609 | $724 | $662 |
| Median family income ($ per week) | $1481 | $1910.00 | $1734.00 |
| Median household income ($ per week) | $1263 | $1595.00 | $1438.00 |
| Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) | $1650 | $1993 | $1755 |
| Median rent ($ per week) | $310 | $347 | $335 |
| Average household size | 2.50 | 2.60 | 2.60 |
| Part-time employment as a % total | 33.96% | 32.53% | 32.68% |
| Male unemployment rate | 9.49% | 8.02% | 7.00% |
| Female unemployment rate | 10.61% | 7.54% | 6.72% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.05% | 7.80% | 6.86% |
| Male labour force participation rate | 69.87% | 73.51% | 69.56% |
| Female labour force participation rate | 57.56% | 62.27% | 59.80% |
| Total labour force participation rate | 63.70% | 67.83% | 64.56% |
| Employment-Population ratio | 52.38% | 62.86% | 60.26% |
| % Employed in Mining | 3.94% | 6.27% | 1.66% |
| % Employed in Manufacturing | 6.73% | 5.57% | 6.40% |
| % Employed in Construction | 9.83% | 9.80% | 8.53% |
| % Employed in Retail Trade | 11.54% | 9.54% | 9.86% |
| % Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants | 5.35% | 6.45% | 6.91% |
| % Employed in Finance and Insurance | 1.38% | 2.35% | 3.60% |
| % Employed in Property and Business Services | 1.56% | 1.74% | 1.70% |
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