National Regional Profile: Gosford (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA13100   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
4 790
4 443
4 452
3 959
3 628
Unemployment rate %
6.1
5.5
5.3
4.7
4.2

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
18 067
21 195
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
136.7
183.2
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
7 564
8 642
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
71 970
69 932
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
3 294.2
3 453.2
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
45 772
49 379
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
90 037
91 127
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
3 430.9
3 636.4
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
38 106
39 905
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
19 128
19 224
19 240
19 473
20 598
Age Pension - DVA no.
160
149
139
143
133
Carers Payment no.
542
635
661
744
840
Disability Support Pension no.
5 306
5 435
5 535
5 677
5 845
Newstart Allowance no.
3 356
3 384
3 398
3 198
3 089
Parenting Payment - Single no.
4 049
4 136
4 003
3 596
3 229
Youth Allowances no.
2 406
2 475
2 570
2 429
2 470

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
58.2
57.1
55.4
56.6
55.5

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
36 839
37 964
39 767
40 803
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
17 021
16 828
17 208
18 028
-
Average Investment Income $
5 023
5 459
5 803
6 657
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
19 781
21 131
22 997
24 916
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
2 760
3 340
3 384
3 772
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
3 080.9
3 226.2
3 428.7
3 633.2
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
51.7
51.3
51.1
50.8
-
Females %
48.3
48.7
48.9
49.2
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
19.1
19.4
18.7
18.9
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
20.1
19.7
19.4
18.8
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
23.2
22.6
22.2
21.9
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
22.7
22.7
23.1
23.3
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
12.4
13.0
13.7
14.2
-
Aged 65 years and over %
2.4
2.7
2.9
2.9
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
8.7
8.8
9.1
8.8
-
Professionals %
17.4
17.7
18.2
18.5
-
Associate Professionals %
7.5
7.5
7.7
8.2
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
10.3
10.2
10.2
10.1
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
3.4
3.3
3.0
3.0
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
17.7
17.7
18.0
18.1
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
5.0
5.1
5.1
5.0
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
10.5
10.8
10.7
11.0
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
8.0
8.3
8.5
8.1
-
Not Stated %
11.5
10.7
9.5
9.1
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
562.0
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
36 850.3
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
371.1
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
648.3
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
86.3
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
13.3
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
8 517
7 905
7 653
7 626
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
3 087
3 531
3 738
3 858
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
1 857
2 040
2 037
1 980
-
Total businesses no.
13 461
13 476
13 428
13 464
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
1 653
1 509
1 296
1 479
-
Employing business entries no.
726
780
711
711
-
Total business entries no.
2 379
2 289
2 007
2 190
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
2 181
2 121
1 524
1 572
-
Employing business exits no.
87
162
612
639
-
Total business exits no.
2 268
2 283
2 136
2 211
-