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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Durack, QLD


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

Durack 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, Durack 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 Durack earn less than the median individual income for QLD, while median family income in Durack is less than the median family income for QLD.

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

Durack'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.

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

Indicator - August 2016 Durack QLD Australia
Median Age 36 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 44.04% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $530 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1394 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1152 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1733 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $340 $330 $335
Average household size 2.70 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 32.66% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 10.32% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 10.39% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 10.35% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 65.37% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 51.57% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 58.03% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 47.66% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.66% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 12.52% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 5.72% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 8.78% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 7.82% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.94% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.55% 1.99% 1.70%