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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Sherwood, QLD


The suburb of Sherwood is a Low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Sherwood is located in the Brisbane area, in QLD. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are well placed to avoid employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has a younger population relative to the QLD average.

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

Individuals in Sherwood earn more than the median individual income for QLD, while median family income in Sherwood is greater than the median family income for QLD.

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

Sherwood'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 good.

Sherwood'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 good

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

Indicator - August 2016 Sherwood QLD Australia
Median Age 36 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 28.49% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $917 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2533 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1937 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2253 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $385 $330 $335
Average household size 2.50 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 32.85% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 5.03% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 5.50% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 5.29% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 77.06% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 67.44% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 71.97% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 64.93% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 1.87% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 4.34% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 4.78% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 7.13% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.62% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 5.12% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.97% 1.99% 1.70%