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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for South Lake - Cockburn Central, WA


The suburb of South Lake - Cockburn Central is a Amber Alert - Medium high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

South Lake - Cockburn Central 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, South Lake - Cockburn Central 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 South Lake - Cockburn Central earn more than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in South Lake - Cockburn Central is less than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in South Lake - Cockburn Central are making monthly payments which are below the median WA mortgage repayment.

South Lake - Cockburn Central'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.

South Lake - Cockburn Central'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 South Lake - Cockburn Central relative to WA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 South Lake - Cockburn Central WA Australia
Median Age 36 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 41.88% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $725 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1824 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1524 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1759 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $380 $347 $335
Average household size 2.50 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 31.10% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 9.31% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 8.10% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 8.69% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 76.40% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 65.26% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 70.78% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 60.74% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 3.64% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 7.08% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 9.96% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.31% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.98% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.16% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.46% 1.74% 1.70%