National Regional Profile: Latrobe (C) - Traralgon (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 255053815   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
940
1 063
801
654
745
Unemployment rate %
6.5
7.2
5.6
4.6
4.8

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
2 842
3 373
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
20.3
27.5
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
7 147
8 165
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
12 859
12 651
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
586.9
637.8
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
45 642
50 415
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
15 701
16 024
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
607.2
665.3
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
38 674
41 522
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
2 415
2 505
2 535
2 606
2 747
Age Pension - DVA no.
5
7
5
6
10
Carers Payment no.
126
154
182
187
214
Disability Support Pension no.
1 109
1 122
1 137
1 165
1 155
Newstart Allowance no.
705
598
569
566
522
Parenting Payment - Single no.
735
727
716
673
638
Youth Allowances no.
541
525
500
487
450

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
62.4
62.8
64.8
65.4
63.6

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
37 825
39 157
41 181
43 026
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
10 368
11 975
11 430
10 879
-
Average Investment Income $
3 889
4 675
4 656
6 910
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
14 788
15 801
16 891
18 417
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
1 755
1 052
2 097
1 959
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
530.2
568.9
613.1
671.3
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
54.4
54.1
54.1
53.6
-
Females %
45.6
45.9
45.9
46.4
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
19.6
19.8
19.5
19.5
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
21.9
21.4
21.1
20.8
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
24.8
24.2
23.4
23.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
22.0
22.1
22.5
22.6
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
10.2
10.7
11.7
11.9
-
Aged 65 years and over %
1.6
1.8
1.8
2.1
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
7.2
7.2
7.4
7.0
-
Professionals %
15.9
16.2
15.8
15.9
-
Associate Professionals %
6.3
6.5
7.0
7.1
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
14.9
14.8
15.1
14.9
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
15.4
15.6
15.5
15.7
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
9.0
8.7
9.0
9.3
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
11.8
11.7
11.5
11.5
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
9.8
9.7
9.7
9.7
-
Not Stated %
7.6
7.6
7.1
7.2
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
317.0
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
3 278.6
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
203.3
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
367.7
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
50.6
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
13.8
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
1 071
1 071
1 110
1 086
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
453
498
555
597
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
327
351
348
339
-
Total businesses no.
1 851
1 920
2 013
2 022
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
171
222
177
171
-
Employing business entries no.
87
96
72
129
-
Total business entries no.
258
318
249
300
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
222
249
171
153
-
Employing business exits no.
12
18
48
78
-
Total business exits no.
234
267
219
231
-