National Regional Profile: Latrobe (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA23810   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
3 170
3 704
2 904
2 363
2 771
Unemployment rate %
8.9
10.2
8.3
6.7
7.3

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
7 612
8 804
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
55.2
73.2
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
7 249
8 318
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
29 784
28 969
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
1 293.8
1 378.8
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
43 439
47 594
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
37 396
37 773
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
1 349.0
1 452.0
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
36 072
38 440
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
7 691
7 892
7 934
8 047
8 371
Age Pension - DVA no.
27
26
26
24
27
Carers Payment no.
np
555
646
675
757
Disability Support Pension no.
3 907
3 936
4 037
4 056
4 156
Newstart Allowance no.
2 432
2 284
2 144
2 147
2 084
Parenting Payment - Single no.
2 276
2 211
2 145
2 005
1 906
Youth Allowances no.
1 697
1 671
1 584
1 548
1 435

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
66.4
65.9
np
69.6
68.0

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
35 860
37 017
39 147
40 999
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
9 652
11 086
10 785
10 610
-
Average Investment Income $
3 349
3 852
4 184
5 280
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
14 545
15 566
16 682
18 120
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
1 373
1 093
1 704
1 641
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
1 194.9
1 260.1
1 355.1
1 455.5
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
55.2
54.9
54.9
54.5
-
Females %
44.8
45.1
45.1
45.5
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
19.8
19.7
19.5
19.4
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
20.7
20.2
19.7
19.6
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
23.9
23.3
22.7
22.1
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
23.1
23.4
23.6
23.7
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
10.8
11.6
12.6
13.1
-
Aged 65 years and over %
1.6
1.8
1.9
2.1
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
6.2
6.2
6.4
6.0
-
Professionals %
13.9
14.1
13.9
13.9
-
Associate Professionals %
5.8
6.1
6.2
6.4
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
15.9
15.8
15.9
15.8
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.7
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
15.4
15.5
15.6
16.0
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
9.0
8.9
9.2
9.6
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
11.9
11.9
11.7
11.5
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
11.2
11.3
11.4
11.1
-
Not Stated %
8.8
8.4
8.0
7.8
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
280.4
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
7 755.6
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
183.4
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
320.9
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
40.5
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
12.6
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
2 595
2 502
2 586
2 583
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
909
1 029
1 128
1 173
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
738
786
783
762
-
Total businesses no.
4 242
4 317
4 497
4 518
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
447
507
399
441
-
Employing business entries no.
189
198
168
267
-
Total business entries no.
636
705
567
708
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
528
579
426
411
-
Employing business exits no.
39
42
129
153
-
Total business exits no.
567
621
555
564
-