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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Caboolture - South, QLD


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

Caboolture - South 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, Caboolture - South 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 Caboolture - South earn less than the median individual income for QLD, while median family income in Caboolture - South is less than the median family income for QLD.

Mortgage holders in Caboolture - South are making monthly payments which are below the median QLD mortgage repayment.

Caboolture - South'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.

Caboolture - South'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 Caboolture - South relative to QLD and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Caboolture - South QLD Australia
Median Age 31 37 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 48.99% 40.98% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $545 $660 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1237 $1661.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1132 $1402.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1517 $1733 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $325 $330 $335
Average household size 2.80 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 34.06% 32.38% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 12.13% 7.82% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 12.80% 7.35% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 12.45% 7.60% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 67.91% 70.23% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 54.43% 61.44% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 60.74% 65.72% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 49.56% 61.00% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.94% 2.34% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 7.50% 6.03% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 11.45% 8.96% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 13.17% 9.91% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 7.28% 7.33% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.47% 2.54% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.69% 1.99% 1.70%