National Regional Profile: Singleton (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA17000   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
444
362
642
395
387
Unemployment rate %
4.1
3.0
5.7
3.0
3.2

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
2 254
2 632
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
13.8
18.1
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
6 113
6 884
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
9 990
9 863
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
537.0
590.4
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
53 758
59 864
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
12 244
12 495
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
550.8
608.6
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
44 987
48 704
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
1 352
1 405
1 409
1 399
1 468
Age Pension - DVA no.
np
np
np
np
0
Carers Payment no.
72
75
79
85
113
Disability Support Pension no.
597
610
626
648
685
Newstart Allowance no.
329
340
314
321
292
Parenting Payment - Single no.
461
472
448
411
392
Youth Allowances no.
243
247
244
265
242

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
59.2
55.8
61.6
50.5
57.4

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
45 226
46 072
48 918
51 804
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
6 819
6 566
7 386
5 996
-
Average Investment Income $
3 647
3 498
4 620
5 615
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
18 707
20 369
22 191
23 821
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
1 772
1 391
2 494
4 880
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
473.0
496.1
556.6
609.4
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
58.5
58.6
58.5
58.4
-
Females %
41.5
41.4
41.5
41.6
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
19.7
19.7
19.7
19.7
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
22.3
22.3
22.2
21.9
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
25.1
25.1
24.5
24.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
21.7
21.4
21.6
21.8
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
9.6
9.9
10.3
10.7
-
Aged 65 years and over %
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.9
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
6.1
6.0
6.2
5.9
-
Professionals %
11.6
11.8
11.8
12.1
-
Associate Professionals %
5.6
6.0
6.0
6.4
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
15.1
15.2
15.6
15.7
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.9
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
13.4
13.5
13.6
13.8
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
16.1
16.8
17.3
17.7
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
9.3
9.3
9.5
9.0
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
11.1
10.4
10.3
10.0
-
Not Stated %
9.3
8.8
7.6
7.7
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
408.7
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
3 097.9
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
253.1
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
480.5
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
71.7
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
14.9
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
1 197
1 119
1 125
1 128
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
354
408
417
483
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
294
303
303
303
-
Total businesses no.
1 845
1 830
1 845
1 914
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
174
174
180
159
-
Employing business entries no.
81
108
90
90
-
Total business entries no.
255
282
270
249
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
225
234
234
159
-
Employing business exits no.
24
12
51
51
-
Total business exits no.
249
246
285
210
-