National Regional Profile: Browns Plains (Statistical Local Area)  
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
1 086
744
756
861
659
Unemployment rate %
7.2
4.9
4.8
5.2
4.0

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
2 476
3 041
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
15.5
22.5
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
6 257
7 385
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
14 050
14 139
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
542.7
592.1
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
38 625
41 877
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
16 526
17 180
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
558.2
614.6
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
33 776
35 771
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
1 164
1 264
1 309
1 335
1 426
Age Pension - DVA no.
6
6
5
8
7
Carers Payment no.
139
142
173
172
199
Disability Support Pension no.
795
790
823
813
816
Newstart Allowance no.
631
538
543
500
470
Parenting Payment - Single no.
945
951
835
796
754
Youth Allowances no.
586
564
503
421
440

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
55.0
53.0
51.2
53.0
50.4

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
32 736
33 918
35 746
37 489
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
16 293
16 737
16 629
18 146
-
Average Investment Income $
1 741
1 835
2 333
2 912
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
16 114
16 876
19 014
20 532
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
1 849
1 733
1 938
2 333
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
484.5
511.5
565.6
627.7
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
53.8
53.3
52.9
52.6
-
Females %
46.2
46.7
47.1
47.4
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
23.2
23.5
23.0
23.4
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
23.6
22.5
22.8
22.7
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
24.6
24.2
23.8
23.2
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
20.2
20.4
20.5
20.3
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
7.7
8.6
9.1
9.4
-
Aged 65 years and over %
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
7.2
7.3
7.5
7.0
-
Professionals %
7.9
7.9
8.0
8.4
-
Associate Professionals %
5.5
5.2
5.3
5.9
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
12.9
12.8
12.8
12.7
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.6
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
19.2
19.8
19.8
19.6
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
11.6
11.3
11.5
11.8
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
10.9
11.1
10.6
10.6
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
13.6
13.6
14.2
13.9
-
Not Stated %
9.4
9.2
8.6
8.4
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
275.6
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
2 600.8
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
155.7
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
351.6
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
76.1
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
21.6
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
1 242
1 182
1 152
1 185
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
378
420
510
567
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
261
294
285
282
-
Total businesses no.
1 881
1 896
1 947
2 034
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
288
282
252
246
-
Employing business entries no.
105
129
141
108
-
Total business entries no.
393
411
393
354
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
282
366
273
240
-
Employing business exits no.
3
33
93
81
-
Total business exits no.
285
399
366
321
-