National Regional Profile: Whyalla (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA48540   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
1 242
820
662
626
746
Unemployment rate %
11.8
7.9
6.1
5.5
6.7

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
1 828
2 126
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
13.6
17.9
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
7 449
8 401
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
8 565
8 659
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
382.3
431.6
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
44 640
49 841
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
10 393
10 785
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
396.0
449.4
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
38 099
41 672
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
2 624
2 690
2 691
2 703
2 745
Age Pension - DVA no.
np
np
np
np
np
Carers Payment no.
179
213
231
276
305
Disability Support Pension no.
1 391
1 414
1 414
1 384
1 420
Newstart Allowance no.
966
955
847
766
783
Parenting Payment - Single no.
903
922
856
760
708
Youth Allowances no.
560
530
531
431
418

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
79.6
75.0
77.6
74.9
65.8

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
37 160
38 843
40 585
43 338
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
11 078
11 156
13 501
16 480
-
Average Investment Income $
2 246
2 345
2 972
3 739
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
12 109
13 173
14 246
15 544
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
2 704
2 354
2 537
3 446
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
334.1
357.8
393.6
446.5
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
57.7
57.2
57.8
57.5
-
Females %
42.3
42.8
42.2
42.5
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
16.4
17.5
18.1
18.4
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
22.8
21.3
20.5
20.3
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
27.2
26.9
26.2
26.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
20.9
21.2
21.6
21.7
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
11.3
11.6
12.0
11.9
-
Aged 65 years and over %
1.3
1.5
1.6
1.6
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
7.8
7.8
7.4
7.3
-
Professionals %
13.6
13.4
13.5
13.2
-
Associate Professionals %
5.6
5.4
5.2
5.0
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
14.2
13.3
13.4
13.9
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.0
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
12.2
13.2
12.9
13.5
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
11.9
11.8
12.1
13.0
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
10.4
10.8
11.1
10.5
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
14.1
14.6
14.7
13.5
-
Not Stated %
8.7
8.5
8.4
9.1
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
202.1
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
1 873.3
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
139.8
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
253.7
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
51.6
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
20.3
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
471
423
438
465
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
159
174
204
222
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
162
174
165
165
-
Total businesses no.
792
771
807
852
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
78
87
84
93
-
Employing business entries no.
33
39
45
54
-
Total business entries no.
111
126
129
147
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
114
117
75
72
-
Employing business exits no.
9
15
33
21
-
Total business exits no.
123
132
108
93
-