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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve, QLD


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

Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve 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, Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve 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 Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve earn more than the median individual income for QLD, while median family income in Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve is greater than the median family income for QLD.

Mortgage holders in Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve are making monthly payments which are above the median QLD mortgage repayment.

Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve'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 good.

Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve'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 good

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve relative to QLD and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve QLD Australia
Median Age 35 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 47.71% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $685 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1716 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1606 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1842 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $385 $330 $335
Average household size 3.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 28.50% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 7.16% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.10% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.85% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 75.72% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 64.43% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 70.11% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 60.71% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.16% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 9.98% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 14.89% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.67% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.83% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.95% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.15% 1.99% 1.70%