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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Kingston (Qld.), QLD


The suburb of Kingston (Qld.) is a Amber Alert - Medium high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Kingston (Qld.) 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, Kingston (Qld.) 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 Kingston (Qld.) earn less than the median individual income for QLD, while median family income in Kingston (Qld.) is less than the median family income for QLD.

Mortgage holders in Kingston (Qld.) are making monthly payments which are below the median QLD mortgage repayment.

Kingston (Qld.)'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.

Kingston (Qld.)'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 Kingston (Qld.) relative to QLD and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Kingston (Qld.) QLD Australia
Median Age 31 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 49.97% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $472 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1142 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1063 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1394 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $300 $330 $335
Average household size 3.00 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 30.33% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 14.34% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 17.29% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 15.73% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 63.05% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 48.31% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 55.63% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 41.87% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.36% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 12.71% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 8.96% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.11% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.66% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.48% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.45% 1.99% 1.70%