National Regional Profile: Ku-ring-gai (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA14500   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
1 101
1 068
1 046
843
800
Unemployment rate %
2.0
2.0
1.8
1.4
1.4

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
10 856
12 667
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
74.0
100.3
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
6 816
7 915
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
57 205
56 079
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
4 990.8
5 679.3
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
87 245
101 273
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
68 061
68 746
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
5 064.8
5 779.6
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
74 416
84 071
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
5 116
5 036
4 956
4 918
5 523
Age Pension - DVA no.
30
28
26
27
26
Carers Payment no.
69
68
72
72
85
Disability Support Pension no.
619
635
636
619
643
Newstart Allowance no.
398
367
386
333
283
Parenting Payment - Single no.
328
345
333
297
242
Youth Allowances no.
960
874
817
837
859

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
43.9
43.6
44.4
48.5
50.2

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
61 943
65 452
67 516
71 371
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
42 523
44 884
48 362
53 761
-
Average Investment Income $
17 760
19 525
21 147
25 564
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
29 856
32 936
35 990
39 179
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
7 298
9 318
10 124
12 696
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
4 524.9
4 922.0
5 170.3
5 775.3
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
51.6
51.4
51.1
51.1
-
Females %
48.4
48.6
48.9
48.9
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
18.0
17.9
17.6
17.5
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
15.4
14.8
14.5
14.7
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
21.6
21.3
21.3
20.8
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
23.1
23.4
23.5
24.0
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
16.1
16.6
16.8
16.5
-
Aged 65 years and over %
5.8
6.0
6.2
6.6
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
18.2
18.1
18.5
18.5
-
Professionals %
29.9
30.1
30.7
31.0
-
Associate Professionals %
5.9
6.0
6.2
6.6
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.7
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
4.6
4.4
4.2
4.1
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
14.3
14.2
14.7
15.0
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.9
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
6.8
7.1
6.9
6.9
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
2.3
2.6
2.6
2.4
-
Not Stated %
14.3
13.8
12.5
11.9
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
1 370.1
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
48 228.9
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
789.2
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
1 492.0
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
121.9
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
8.2
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
7 755
7 362
7 188
7 128
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
3 492
3 867
3 909
4 008
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
1 350
1 461
1 437
1 419
-
Total businesses no.
12 597
12 690
12 534
12 555
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
1 518
1 209
1 137
1 257
-
Employing business entries no.
525
561
507
516
-
Total business entries no.
2 043
1 770
1 644
1 773
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
1 605
1 635
1 431
1 266
-
Employing business exits no.
123
114
441
453
-
Total business exits no.
1 728
1 749
1 872
1 719
-