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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Bribie Island, QLD


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

Bribie Island 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 an older population relative to the QLD average.

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

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

Bribie Island'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.

Bribie Island'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 Bribie Island relative to QLD and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Bribie Island QLD Australia
Median Age 59 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 46.48% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $481 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1105 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $860 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1600 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $295 $330 $335
Average household size 2.10 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 38.60% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 10.94% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 8.14% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 9.64% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 41.56% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 36.05% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 38.66% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 32.50% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 1.58% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 4.60% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 11.24% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 11.58% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 8.21% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.64% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.87% 1.99% 1.70%