National Regional Profile: Bridgetown-Greenbushes (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA50840   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
123
113
101
80
88
Unemployment rate %
5.7
5.0
4.1
3.3
3.5

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
566
695
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
3.8
5.3
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
6 778
7 596
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
1 965
1 905
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
80.9
88.7
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
41 171
46 581
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
2 531
2 600
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
84.7
94.0
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
33 480
36 160
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
365
369
371
394
422
Age Pension - DVA no.
np
np
np
np
np
Carers Payment no.
np
np
np
np
22
Disability Support Pension no.
157
137
137
145
161
Newstart Allowance no.
107
109
97
92
78
Parenting Payment - Single no.
95
99
83
76
76
Youth Allowances no.
69
56
42
41
34

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
53.3
57.8
64.9
63.0
51.3

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
30 851
32 311
35 117
37 847
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
11 219
11 344
10 143
7 349
-
Average Investment Income $
4 302
4 309
4 899
6 684
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
17 074
17 426
18 160
20 245
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
3 673
3 779
4 348
4 672
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
69.0
74.6
81.2
89.8
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
53.6
53.9
53.2
52.7
-
Females %
46.4
46.1
46.8
47.3
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
14.7
15.8
14.2
14.3
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
16.1
17.2
15.8
15.2
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
24.5
22.9
23.2
21.9
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
26.6
25.3
26.3
26.4
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
15.7
16.3
18.0
19.2
-
Aged 65 years and over %
2.4
2.5
2.4
3.0
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
5.1
4.9
5.2
4.7
-
Professionals %
14.0
13.7
15.3
14.9
-
Associate Professionals %
7.1
6.4
6.5
7.3
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
11.4
12.0
12.0
12.0
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
1.7
1.6
1.3
1.2
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
13.1
13.2
13.1
14.8
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
11.1
10.2
10.4
11.0
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
8.7
8.8
8.8
7.8
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
17.8
18.8
18.7
18.2
-
Not Stated %
10.1
10.4
8.7
8.3
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
451.2
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
727.3
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
307.9
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
505.0
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
53.8
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
10.7
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
321
303
309
342
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
72
87
78
75
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
69
72
78
69
-
Total businesses no.
462
462
465
486
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
39
48
27
63
-
Employing business entries no.
12
15
24
6
-
Total business entries no.
51
63
51
69
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
39
54
39
48
-
Employing business exits no.
6
3
21
15
-
Total business exits no.
45
57
60
63
-