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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Leichhardt - One Mile, QLD


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

Leichhardt - One Mile 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, Leichhardt - One Mile 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 Leichhardt - One Mile earn less than the median individual income for QLD, while median family income in Leichhardt - One Mile is less than the median family income for QLD.

Mortgage holders in Leichhardt - One Mile are making monthly payments which are below the median QLD mortgage repayment.

Leichhardt - One Mile'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 poor.

Leichhardt - One Mile'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 poor

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

Indicator - August 2016 Leichhardt - One Mile QLD Australia
Median Age 32 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 49.25% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $532 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1165 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1048 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1300 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $270 $330 $335
Average household size 2.60 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 31.87% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 12.24% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 14.06% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 13.41% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 64.16% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 51.93% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 57.74% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 44.91% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.74% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 11.47% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 7.36% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.66% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.16% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.02% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.36% 1.99% 1.70%