National Regional Profile: Colac-Otway (S) - South (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 210151755   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
109
114
96
99
59
Unemployment rate %
6.4
6.4
5.2
5.0
2.9

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
546
627
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
4.0
5.4
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
7 415
8 644
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
1 647
1 554
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
63.5
63.4
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
38 539
40 825
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
2 193
2 181
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
67.5
68.9
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
30 790
31 574
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
356
365
367
362
383
Age Pension - DVA no.
0
0
0
0
0
Carers Payment no.
np
np
np
24
28
Disability Support Pension no.
113
120
120
113
114
Newstart Allowance no.
99
71
76
80
62
Parenting Payment - Single no.
72
74
70
76
53
Youth Allowances no.
76
58
60
59
54

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
67.1
61.8
60.2
65.3
np

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
26 447
27 679
28 721
29 581
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
14 521
17 243
15 131
12 360
-
Average Investment Income $
5 206
5 677
7 359
7 666
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
20 874
19 536
23 022
27 151
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
1 608
1 414
1 523
2 527
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
56.1
62.3
65.8
65.4
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
53.0
51.1
50.5
49.8
-
Females %
47.0
48.9
49.5
50.2
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
16.3
16.8
16.9
16.0
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
16.9
16.6
16.0
17.0
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
25.6
23.7
23.0
22.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
25.2
26.3
26.9
26.4
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
13.0
13.4
14.0
16.0
-
Aged 65 years and over %
3.0
3.2
3.3
2.5
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
6.7
7.1
6.6
6.8
-
Professionals %
16.6
16.0
16.2
15.7
-
Associate Professionals %
8.4
7.5
7.8
8.3
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
9.9
10.0
9.9
10.2
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
1.1
1.0
1.6
1.3
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
14.1
13.9
14.9
14.1
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
6.0
6.1
5.7
6.2
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
9.4
10.1
9.5
9.7
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
18.9
18.7
18.6
19.3
-
Not Stated %
8.9
9.5
9.1
8.3
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
606.5
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
997.7
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
417.0
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
650.0
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
43.4
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
6.7
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
348
324
354
330
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
84
96
108
111
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
78
81
84
78
-
Total businesses no.
510
501
546
519
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
42
57
51
24
-
Employing business entries no.
15
45
21
12
-
Total business entries no.
57
102
72
36
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
54
54
51
39
-
Employing business exits no.
0
6
45
18
-
Total business exits no.
54
60
96
57
-