National Regional Profile: Carpentaria (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA32250   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
123
119
125
89
82
Unemployment rate %
11.0
10.2
10.3
7.3
6.8

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
257
248
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
2.4
2.6
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
9 145
10 374
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
614
662
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
27.3
30.9
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
44 489
46 727
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
871
910
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
29.7
33.5
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
34 060
36 820
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
136
149
140
152
154
Age Pension - DVA no.
0
0
0
0
0
Carers Payment no.
np
np
np
np
np
Disability Support Pension no.
114
103
97
97
93
Newstart Allowance no.
158
144
116
134
143
Parenting Payment - Single no.
61
70
70
58
63
Youth Allowances no.
27
27
22
22
32

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
65.8
66.7
63.8
59.7
64.3

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
30 977
33 545
33 558
34 981
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
10 882
15 724
14 092
19 438
-
Average Investment Income $
3 718
4 485
3 471
5 041
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
15 719
15 910
15 273
17 731
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
1 037
1 475
1 396
930
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
26.9
30.4
28.4
32.8
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
53.5
54.6
54.1
52.8
-
Females %
46.5
45.4
45.9
47.2
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
19.5
17.7
18.5
17.0
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
23.4
24.7
24.8
22.3
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
23.8
25.9
23.0
24.6
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
20.4
19.9
20.8
22.2
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
10.9
10.7
11.9
12.1
-
Aged 65 years and over %
2.0
1.2
1.0
1.8
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
6.5
4.9
5.3
6.4
-
Professionals %
10.4
10.5
8.3
8.4
-
Associate Professionals %
6.7
8.8
6.5
6.3
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
10.2
9.3
8.6
8.3
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
2.3
0.9
1.1
0.7
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
15.5
15.3
17.4
15.9
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
9.4
11.4
11.5
10.4
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
5.5
6.1
4.4
5.1
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
24.9
24.1
29.4
30.0
-
Not Stated %
8.5
8.7
7.4
8.5
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
na
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
na
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
na
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
na
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
na
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
na
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
81
81
90
78
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
45
45
54
66
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
54
57
54
54
-
Total businesses no.
180
183
198
198
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
6
9
9
12
-
Employing business entries no.
6
3
15
12
-
Total business entries no.
12
12
24
24
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
30
33
15
21
-
Employing business exits no.
0
6
3
0
-
Total business exits no.
30
39
18
21
-