National Regional Profile: Forbes (A) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 140152900   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
291
254
238
255
242
Unemployment rate %
6.2
5.3
4.7
5.1
4.6

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
1 162
1 389
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
7.7
10.0
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
6 620
7 216
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
3 553
3 358
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
133.3
137.8
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
37 516
41 039
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
4 715
4 747
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
141.0
147.8
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
29 902
31 142
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
1 141
1 165
1 149
1 158
1 211
Age Pension - DVA no.
np
np
np
np
np
Carers Payment no.
58
58
66
63
73
Disability Support Pension no.
479
489
510
492
503
Newstart Allowance no.
306
259
222
255
245
Parenting Payment - Single no.
277
281
256
241
224
Youth Allowances no.
198
188
167
184
188

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
54.4
68.7
64.8
67.6
61.3

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
27 721
29 777
31 380
32 156
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
6 972
9 100
9 101
5 646
-
Average Investment Income $
5 415
6 106
6 464
7 524
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
17 821
20 756
22 876
24 926
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
2 016
1 231
1 496
2 092
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
121.8
132.6
140.0
143.2
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
52.5
52.4
52.7
52.4
-
Females %
47.5
47.6
47.3
47.6
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
18.7
18.6
17.1
17.6
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
19.5
19.1
20.0
19.0
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
22.9
22.4
21.8
21.8
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
21.4
22.4
22.7
22.0
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
13.7
14.0
14.6
15.3
-
Aged 65 years and over %
3.8
3.5
3.8
4.4
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
7.0
7.1
7.7
7.7
-
Professionals %
15.1
14.8
15.1
15.7
-
Associate Professionals %
4.6
5.1
5.1
6.0
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
13.2
12.7
12.4
12.1
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.0
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
16.2
15.9
16.0
16.3
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
5.0
5.9
6.3
6.6
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
9.3
10.0
9.8
9.2
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
18.0
17.7
18.1
17.9
-
Not Stated %
9.0
8.3
7.0
6.6
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
405.0
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
1 560.8
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
265.2
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
442.5
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
37.5
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
8.5
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
678
567
591
591
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
291
321
300
309
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
207
216
219
222
-
Total businesses no.
1 176
1 104
1 110
1 122
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
96
51
63
54
-
Employing business entries no.
42
51
78
51
-
Total business entries no.
138
102
141
105
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
111
168
63
72
-
Employing business exits no.
12
6
54
24
-
Total business exits no.
123
174
117
96
-