National Regional Profile: Eight Mile Plains (Statistical Local Area)  
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
390
298
312
239
220
Unemployment rate %
5.9
4.4
4.5
3.4
3.0

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
1 339
1 666
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
8.2
11.8
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
6 158
7 053
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
5 986
5 917
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
245.9
265.8
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
41 077
44 919
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
7 325
7 583
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
254.1
277.5
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
34 694
36 599
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
567
586
603
637
688
Age Pension - DVA no.
np
np
np
np
np
Carers Payment no.
40
41
40
42
47
Disability Support Pension no.
238
251
254
255
262
Newstart Allowance no.
243
214
171
174
145
Parenting Payment - Single no.
244
228
210
181
138
Youth Allowances no.
297
260
209
204
202

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
55.2
53.7
51.9
53.0
57.5

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
33 478
34 875
36 481
37 867
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
14 739
15 703
16 040
16 885
-
Average Investment Income $
3 811
4 085
4 982
5 528
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
16 682
18 081
19 446
21 177
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
1 906
1 807
2 404
2 048
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
215.0
234.4
255.5
279.2
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
51.9
51.5
51.2
51.3
-
Females %
48.1
48.5
48.8
48.7
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
21.8
22.7
22.1
22.4
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
25.0
25.3
25.5
26.2
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
21.0
20.1
19.9
19.5
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
20.9
20.0
20.1
19.1
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
10.1
10.8
10.9
11.0
-
Aged 65 years and over %
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.7
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
7.9
7.7
7.7
7.2
-
Professionals %
18.3
18.4
19.7
20.3
-
Associate Professionals %
7.2
7.0
7.1
7.7
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
7.8
7.7
7.8
7.7
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
2.9
2.7
2.7
2.6
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
19.1
19.9
19.9
19.1
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
5.3
5.7
5.3
5.5
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
10.9
10.9
10.6
10.2
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
8.7
8.8
9.0
9.6
-
Not Stated %
12.0
11.1
10.2
9.9
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
453.1
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
1 913.4
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
265.1
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
515.9
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
62.8
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
12.2
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
627
657
684
750
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
165
219
243
294
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
117
123
144
132
-
Total businesses no.
909
999
1 071
1 176
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
171
180
189
159
-
Employing business entries no.
72
90
90
69
-
Total business entries no.
243
270
279
228
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
150
120
144
171
-
Employing business exits no.
12
9
39
48
-
Total business exits no.
162
129
183
219
-