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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Loganholme - Tanah Merah, QLD


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

Loganholme - Tanah Merah 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, Loganholme - Tanah Merah 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 Loganholme - Tanah Merah earn more than the median individual income for QLD, while median family income in Loganholme - Tanah Merah is greater than the median family income for QLD.

Mortgage holders in Loganholme - Tanah Merah are making median monthly repayments which are similar for QLD.

Loganholme - Tanah Merah'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.

Loganholme - Tanah Merah'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 Loganholme - Tanah Merah relative to QLD and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Loganholme - Tanah Merah QLD Australia
Median Age 34 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 42.91% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $728 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1743 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1638 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1733 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $365 $330 $335
Average household size 2.90 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 29.25% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 6.40% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 7.03% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 6.71% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 76.59% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 68.55% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 72.51% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 63.49% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.58% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 8.61% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 13.82% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.76% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.41% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 2.82% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.77% 1.99% 1.70%