National Regional Profile: Lower Eyre Peninsula (DC) (Statistical Local Area)  
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
135
95
82
77
91
Unemployment rate %
6.3
4.4
3.7
3.3
4.0

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
607
759
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
3.3
4.8
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
5 509
6 286
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
1 930
1 784
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
73.8
73.7
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
38 260
41 336
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
2 537
2 543
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
77.2
78.5
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
30 424
30 875
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
417
424
412
415
441
Age Pension - DVA no.
0
np
np
np
np
Carers Payment no.
np
np
np
23
21
Disability Support Pension no.
144
150
153
157
168
Newstart Allowance no.
114
117
99
106
114
Parenting Payment - Single no.
93
100
91
87
82
Youth Allowances no.
69
67
60
80
74

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
65.7
61.4
69.1
60.3
63.8

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
26 172
27 202
28 327
29 620
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
34 610
22 971
10 800
9 192
-
Average Investment Income $
6 711
8 204
8 169
9 139
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
16 631
17 761
19 477
22 782
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
1 764
1 727
1 474
1 575
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
89.8
82.6
71.5
74.6
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
54.3
53.4
52.9
52.9
-
Females %
45.7
46.6
47.1
47.1
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
21.3
21.7
21.2
19.8
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
21.1
19.1
18.8
18.9
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
24.4
24.2
23.1
22.1
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
19.6
21.1
21.6
23.1
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
11.0
11.5
12.9
12.9
-
Aged 65 years and over %
2.6
2.4
2.4
3.2
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
7.4
7.2
7.2
6.5
-
Professionals %
13.4
13.1
13.5
13.7
-
Associate Professionals %
3.7
3.7
4.1
4.6
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
11.6
10.7
10.5
10.8
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
2.2
2.0
1.9
1.7
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
14.7
15.6
14.9
14.5
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
9.5
9.9
9.5
9.8
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
9.6
10.2
9.6
10.1
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
19.2
19.5
20.1
19.5
-
Not Stated %
8.8
8.2
8.8
8.6
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
523.4
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
912.2
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
353.0
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
573.9
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
50.5
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
8.8
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
285
258
234
237
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
132
129
117
117
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
90
108
111
105
-
Total businesses no.
507
495
462
459
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
42
36
36
36
-
Employing business entries no.
45
15
21
12
-
Total business entries no.
87
51
57
48
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
57
39
33
33
-
Employing business exits no.
3
9
30
9
-
Total business exits no.
60
48
63
42
-