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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Sunnybank, QLD


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

Sunnybank 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 a younger population relative to the QLD average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Sunnybank 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 Sunnybank earn less than the median individual income for QLD, while median family income in Sunnybank is less than the median family income for QLD.

Mortgage holders in Sunnybank are making median monthly repayments which are similar for QLD.

Sunnybank'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.

Sunnybank'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 Sunnybank relative to QLD and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Sunnybank QLD Australia
Median Age 32 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 41.74% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $461 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1367 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1329 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1733 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $400 $330 $335
Average household size 3.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 41.85% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 12.12% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 12.01% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 11.98% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 63.65% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 52.30% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 57.99% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 48.78% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.59% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 7.34% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 5.21% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 9.98% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 12.77% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.55% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.87% 1.99% 1.70%