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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Redbank Plains, QLD


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

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

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

Redbank Plains'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.

Redbank Plains'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 Redbank Plains relative to QLD and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Redbank Plains QLD Australia
Median Age 27 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 49.25% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $648 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1393 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1365 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1517 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $335 $330 $335
Average household size 3.20 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 28.60% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 11.12% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 13.82% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 12.45% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 75.95% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 61.73% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 68.62% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 55.95% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.65% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 13.21% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 8.23% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.56% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.99% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.50% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.60% 1.99% 1.70%