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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Newstead - Bowen Hills, QLD


The suburb of Newstead - Bowen Hills is a Low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Newstead - Bowen Hills 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, Newstead - Bowen Hills 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 Newstead - Bowen Hills earn more than the median individual income for QLD, while median family income in Newstead - Bowen Hills is greater than the median family income for QLD.

Mortgage holders in Newstead - Bowen Hills are making monthly payments which are above the median QLD mortgage repayment.

Newstead - Bowen Hills'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.

Newstead - Bowen Hills'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 Newstead - Bowen Hills relative to QLD and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Newstead - Bowen Hills QLD Australia
Median Age 33 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 21.54% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $1237 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2714 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $2095 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2167 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $450 $330 $335
Average household size 1.80 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 20.13% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 5.08% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 4.26% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 4.70% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 86.18% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 80.24% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 83.23% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 68.36% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 2.37% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 2.67% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 5.10% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 7.10% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 7.42% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 5.91% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 3.72% 1.99% 1.70%