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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Casuarina - Wandi, WA


The suburb of Casuarina - Wandi is a Medium low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Casuarina - Wandi is located in the Perth area, in WA. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are not very 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, Casuarina - Wandi 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 Casuarina - Wandi earn more than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Casuarina - Wandi is greater than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in Casuarina - Wandi are making monthly payments which are above the median WA mortgage repayment.

Casuarina - Wandi'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.

Casuarina - Wandi'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 Casuarina - Wandi relative to WA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Casuarina - Wandi WA Australia
Median Age 31 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 30.72% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $909 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2160 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $2075 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2250 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $400 $347 $335
Average household size 2.80 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 27.21% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 7.20% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 6.80% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.78% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 56.07% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 71.71% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 62.37% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 55.41% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 5.26% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 7.23% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 13.02% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.86% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.98% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.12% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.87% 1.74% 1.70%