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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Logan Central, QLD


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

Logan Central 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 younger population relative to the QLD average.

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

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

Logan Central'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.

Logan Central'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 Logan Central relative to QLD and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Logan Central QLD Australia
Median Age 31 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 53.67% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $424 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $978 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $864 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1343 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $265 $330 $335
Average household size 2.90 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 33.46% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 19.67% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 22.51% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 20.91% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 55.21% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 39.89% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 47.73% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 34.47% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.25% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 12.93% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 9.07% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.11% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.21% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.35% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.35% 1.99% 1.70%