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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Toowong, QLD


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

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

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

Toowong'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.

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

Indicator - August 2016 Toowong QLD Australia
Median Age 29 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 27.56% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $781 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2260 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1694 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $2050 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $400 $330 $335
Average household size 2.30 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 34.02% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 8.63% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.73% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 8.17% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 73.25% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 68.33% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 70.71% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 60.21% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 1.93% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 2.59% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 4.30% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.29% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 7.72% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 4.42% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.42% 1.99% 1.70%