Home / Employment Vulnerability Index 3.0 / Profile for Forrestfield - Wattle Grove, WA
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The suburb of Forrestfield - Wattle Grove is a Amber Alert - Medium high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling. |
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Forrestfield - Wattle Grove 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 younger population relative to the WA average. In terms of post secondary qualifications, Forrestfield - Wattle Grove 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 Forrestfield - Wattle Grove earn more than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Forrestfield - Wattle Grove is less than the median family income for WA. Mortgage holders in Forrestfield - Wattle Grove are making monthly payments which are above the median WA mortgage repayment. Forrestfield - Wattle Grove'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. Forrestfield - Wattle Grove'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 Forrestfield - Wattle Grove relative to WA and the nation as a whole. |
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| Indicator - August 2016 | Forrestfield - Wattle Grove | WA | Australia |
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| Median Age | 35 | 36 | 38 |
| % without post secondary school qualifications | 43.89% | 39.02% | 39.50% |
| Median individual income ($ per week) | $756 | $724 | $662 |
| Median family income ($ per week) | $1874 | $1910.00 | $1734.00 |
| Median household income ($ per week) | $1651 | $1595.00 | $1438.00 |
| Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) | $2000 | $1993 | $1755 |
| Median rent ($ per week) | $375 | $347 | $335 |
| Average household size | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 |
| Part-time employment as a % total | 29.46% | 32.53% | 32.68% |
| Male unemployment rate | 7.61% | 8.02% | 7.00% |
| Female unemployment rate | 7.35% | 7.54% | 6.72% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.48% | 7.80% | 6.86% |
| Male labour force participation rate | 78.24% | 73.51% | 69.56% |
| Female labour force participation rate | 64.18% | 62.27% | 59.80% |
| Total labour force participation rate | 71.12% | 67.83% | 64.56% |
| Employment-Population ratio | 62.06% | 62.86% | 60.26% |
| % Employed in Mining | 5.50% | 6.27% | 1.66% |
| % Employed in Manufacturing | 6.89% | 5.57% | 6.40% |
| % Employed in Construction | 10.39% | 9.80% | 8.53% |
| % Employed in Retail Trade | 9.24% | 9.54% | 9.86% |
| % Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants | 5.81% | 6.45% | 6.91% |
| % Employed in Finance and Insurance | 2.18% | 2.35% | 3.60% |
| % Employed in Property and Business Services | 1.47% | 1.74% | 1.70% |
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