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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale, WA


The suburb of Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale is a Amber Alert - Medium high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale 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, Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale 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 Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale earn less than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale is greater than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale are making monthly payments which are above the median WA mortgage repayment.

Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale'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.

Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale'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 Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale relative to WA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale WA Australia
Median Age 43 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 41.17% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $691 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1940 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1688 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2058 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $350 $347 $335
Average household size 2.70 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 33.55% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 7.76% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 6.28% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.80% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 71.54% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 60.23% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 65.88% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 57.55% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 4.76% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 6.64% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 13.97% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.08% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.13% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.48% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.80% 1.74% 1.70%