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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Belmont - Ascot - Redcliffe, WA


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

Belmont - Ascot - Redcliffe 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, Belmont - Ascot - Redcliffe 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 Belmont - Ascot - Redcliffe earn more than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Belmont - Ascot - Redcliffe is less than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in Belmont - Ascot - Redcliffe are making monthly payments which are above the median WA mortgage repayment.

Belmont - Ascot - Redcliffe'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 poor.

Belmont - Ascot - Redcliffe'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 poor

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

Indicator - August 2016 Belmont - Ascot - Redcliffe WA Australia
Median Age 36 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 38.83% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $756 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1867 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1511 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2000 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $355 $347 $335
Average household size 2.40 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 28.93% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 8.48% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.67% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 8.04% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 74.95% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 62.47% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 68.73% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 56.66% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 6.12% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 5.15% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 9.62% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.90% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 7.24% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.95% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.05% 1.74% 1.70%