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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Eagleby, QLD


The suburb of Eagleby is a Red Alert - high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Eagleby is located in the Brisbane area, in QLD. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are very vulnerable to employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has a population age which is on the QLD average.

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

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

Eagleby'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.

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

Indicator - August 2016 Eagleby QLD Australia
Median Age 37 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 51.16% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $503 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1084 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $956 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1336 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $310 $330 $335
Average household size 2.50 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 32.88% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 13.00% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 15.08% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 13.80% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 59.45% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 45.91% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 52.28% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 41.58% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.37% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 13.06% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 11.56% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.77% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.63% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.54% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.77% 1.99% 1.70%