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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Redland Islands, QLD


The suburb of Redland Islands is a Red Alert - high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Redland Islands is located in the Brisbane area, in QLD. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are very vulnerable to employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has an older population relative to the QLD average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Redland Islands has education levels which are below the QLD average. This increases the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction.

Individuals in Redland Islands earn less than the median individual income for QLD, while median family income in Redland Islands is less than the median family income for QLD.

Mortgage holders in Redland Islands are making monthly payments which are below the median QLD mortgage repayment.

Redland Islands's workforce is more likely to be part-time employed relative to the QLD average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to QLD is poor.

Redland Islands's workforce is more likely to be underemployed relative to the QLD average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to QLD is poor

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Redland Islands relative to QLD and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Redland Islands QLD Australia
Median Age 56 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 42.56% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $437 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $905 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $735 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1083 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $240 $330 $335
Average household size 2.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 44.99% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 15.03% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 11.62% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 13.30% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 41.30% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 37.51% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 39.41% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 31.58% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 4.54% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 4.18% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 11.89% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 9.72% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 9.76% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.21% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 3.05% 1.99% 1.70%