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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Riverview, QLD


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

Riverview 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 an older population relative to the QLD average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Riverview 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 Riverview earn less than the median individual income for QLD, while median family income in Riverview is less than the median family income for QLD.

Mortgage holders in Riverview are making monthly payments which are below the median QLD mortgage repayment.

Riverview'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.

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

Indicator - August 2016 Riverview QLD Australia
Median Age 38 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 49.81% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $430 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1031 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $932 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1300 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $250 $330 $335
Average household size 2.70 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 34.06% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 13.14% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 18.45% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 15.30% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 54.53% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 39.69% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 46.76% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 34.55% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.48% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 14.13% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 6.52% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 7.97% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.28% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.81% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 0.48% 1.99% 1.70%