National Regional Profile: Cairns (R) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA32070   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
3 878
3 984
5 380
3 391
4 287
Unemployment rate %
5.2
5.2
7.0
4.2
5.1

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
14 983
17 608
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
108.4
143.4
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
7 237
8 142
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
71 125
72 293
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
2 955.8
3 328.0
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
41 558
46 035
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
86 108
89 901
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
3 064.2
3 471.4
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
35 586
38 613
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
8 183
8 269
8 532
8 696
9 259
Age Pension - DVA no.
np
np
np
np
np
Carers Payment no.
464
500
545
582
652
Disability Support Pension no.
4 632
4 579
4 584
4 736
4 997
Newstart Allowance no.
4 743
4 151
3 731
3 199
3 665
Parenting Payment - Single no.
4 550
4 499
4 427
4 058
3 712
Youth Allowances no.
2 238
2 092
1 942
1 663
1 708

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
55.2
54.2
55.3
52.4
45.1

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
32 372
33 854
35 546
37 604
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
16 335
17 492
18 088
19 822
-
Average Investment Income $
4 957
5 157
5 811
6 758
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
18 328
19 699
22 184
24 063
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
2 229
2 386
2 751
3 280
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
2 552.5
2 792.9
3 078.4
3 468.6
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
51.2
51.2
51.1
51.1
-
Females %
48.8
48.8
48.9
48.9
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
18.6
18.7
18.7
18.9
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
26.1
25.7
25.2
24.8
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
24.7
24.1
24.2
24.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
19.7
19.9
19.8
19.8
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
9.5
10.0
10.4
10.7
-
Aged 65 years and over %
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.0
-
Professionals %
13.9
13.9
14.0
14.1
-
Associate Professionals %
8.1
8.3
8.3
8.7
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
11.4
11.5
11.6
11.8
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.1
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
19.7
19.5
19.5
19.4
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
6.4
6.3
6.3
6.3
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
12.9
13.1
13.0
12.4
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
9.3
9.5
9.8
10.1
-
Not Stated %
7.7
7.5
7.2
7.2
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
na
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
na
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
na
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
na
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
na
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
na
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
8 307
7 881
8 079
8 385
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
2 382
2 841
3 051
3 384
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
2 421
2 649
2 652
2 661
-
Total businesses no.
13 110
13 371
13 782
14 430
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
1 560
1 581
1 629
1 911
-
Employing business entries no.
651
825
780
843
-
Total business entries no.
2 211
2 406
2 409
2 754
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
1 971
2 073
1 491
1 569
-
Employing business exits no.
117
120
609
510
-
Total business exits no.
2 088
2 193
2 100
2 079
-