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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Bracken Ridge, QLD


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

Bracken Ridge is located in the Brisbane area, in QLD. 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 QLD average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Bracken Ridge 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 Bracken Ridge earn more than the median individual income for QLD, while median family income in Bracken Ridge is greater than the median family income for QLD.

Mortgage holders in Bracken Ridge are making monthly payments which are above the median QLD mortgage repayment.

Bracken Ridge's workforce is less 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 good.

Bracken Ridge's workforce is less likely to be underemployed relative to the QLD average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to QLD is good

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

Indicator - August 2016 Bracken Ridge QLD Australia
Median Age 36 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 42.48% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $715 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1822 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1684 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1810 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $380 $330 $335
Average household size 2.80 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 31.03% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 6.42% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 6.73% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.60% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 73.45% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 65.30% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 69.25% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 62.21% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.88% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 6.77% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 8.72% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.25% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.18% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 3.04% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.61% 1.99% 1.70%