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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Woodridge, QLD


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

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

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

Woodridge'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.

Woodridge'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 Woodridge relative to QLD and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Woodridge QLD Australia
Median Age 32 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 52.13% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $458 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1031 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $937 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1267 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $275 $330 $335
Average household size 2.80 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 32.95% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 17.81% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 20.72% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 18.84% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 62.34% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 44.47% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 53.48% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 40.12% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.42% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 13.64% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 8.81% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 9.47% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.61% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.25% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.33% 1.99% 1.70%