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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Waterford West, QLD


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

Waterford West 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, Waterford West 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 Waterford West earn less than the median individual income for QLD, while median family income in Waterford West is less than the median family income for QLD.

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

Waterford West'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.

Waterford West'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 Waterford West relative to QLD and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Waterford West QLD Australia
Median Age 35 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 50.59% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $543 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1272 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1098 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1517 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $310 $330 $335
Average household size 2.60 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 31.96% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 9.93% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 10.98% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 10.32% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 64.07% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 51.72% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 57.58% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 47.59% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.26% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 11.76% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 10.76% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.76% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.36% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.48% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.66% 1.99% 1.70%