National Regional Profile: New Farm (Statistical Local Area)  
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
604
583
401
273
295
Unemployment rate %
9.1
8.2
5.7
3.6
3.7

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
828
959
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
5.4
7.2
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
6 493
7 539
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
6 343
6 170
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
406.0
437.2
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
64 015
70 865
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
7 171
7 129
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
411.4
444.5
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
57 373
62 346
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
1 053
1 034
977
936
918
Age Pension - DVA no.
np
4
np
np
np
Carers Payment no.
np
np
np
np
np
Disability Support Pension no.
602
586
551
534
500
Newstart Allowance no.
456
381
330
251
209
Parenting Payment - Single no.
91
70
69
56
34
Youth Allowances no.
279
237
208
163
140

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
57.9
58.7
56.9
62.3
59.7

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
44 238
47 075
50 644
54 177
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
26 460
23 637
20 604
32 057
-
Average Investment Income $
11 989
14 996
15 291
16 720
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
26 677
30 732
36 326
40 083
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
3 496
5 823
7 554
5 416
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
336.7
376.2
401.1
436.9
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
50.2
51.2
50.6
50.4
-
Females %
49.8
48.8
49.4
49.6
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
17.7
17.8
17.4
16.4
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
39.9
38.4
37.5
37.1
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
19.4
19.5
20.7
21.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
13.6
13.9
13.1
13.4
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
7.6
8.5
9.2
9.6
-
Aged 65 years and over %
1.7
2.0
2.1
2.5
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
13.1
13.2
13.1
12.9
-
Professionals %
28.7
29.3
30.1
30.1
-
Associate Professionals %
8.6
8.8
8.2
9.0
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
4.2
4.5
4.2
4.1
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.3
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
17.5
17.2
17.4
17.8
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
1.6
1.8
1.7
1.6
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
6.7
6.3
6.1
5.7
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
4.0
4.3
5.0
4.9
-
Not Stated %
12.0
11.2
10.8
10.6
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
454.0
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
2 610.5
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
368.8
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
515.8
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
61.8
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
12.0
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
744
696
696
717
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
183
219
264
291
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
123
150
168
165
-
Total businesses no.
1 050
1 065
1 128
1 173
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
204
165
138
201
-
Employing business entries no.
69
84
90
90
-
Total business entries no.
273
249
228
291
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
159
171
135
180
-
Employing business exits no.
0
18
30
42
-
Total business exits no.
159
189
165
222
-