National Regional Profile: Broken Hill (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA11250   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
837
799
747
730
678
Unemployment rate %
9.9
9.2
8.1
8.1
7.1

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
2 106
2 334
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
14.7
18.9
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
7 000
8 078
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
6 738
6 687
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
284.7
306.7
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
42 252
45 872
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
8 844
9 021
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
299.4
325.6
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
33 858
36 093
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
3 056
3 066
3 026
2 996
3 000
Age Pension - DVA no.
6
7
7
7
8
Carers Payment no.
170
194
194
206
219
Disability Support Pension no.
1 802
1 826
1 791
1 722
1 697
Newstart Allowance no.
782
713
683
711
619
Parenting Payment - Single no.
704
683
655
605
584
Youth Allowances no.
470
417
405
384
372

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
76.0
75.1
74.8
67.7
72.8

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
33 070
34 210
36 558
38 357
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
11 014
11 908
13 373
12 388
-
Average Investment Income $
3 937
3 508
3 814
4 118
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
14 700
15 949
17 272
19 138
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
918
1 077
920
1 070
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
261.2
273.8
295.3
320.1
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
53.9
53.3
53.8
53.9
-
Females %
46.1
46.7
46.2
46.1
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
17.3
18.3
18.1
19.1
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
20.0
19.5
18.7
18.0
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
25.8
24.2
23.3
22.8
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
24.2
24.6
25.7
25.6
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
10.6
11.2
12.1
12.4
-
Aged 65 years and over %
2.0
2.1
2.0
2.0
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
6.9
7.1
7.5
6.6
-
Professionals %
14.8
15.0
15.3
15.0
-
Associate Professionals %
5.5
5.6
5.5
6.2
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
10.9
11.4
11.6
11.8
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
2.0
1.7
1.6
1.5
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
16.9
16.5
16.4
17.1
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
8.4
9.1
9.6
9.9
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
11.6
12.5
12.1
12.1
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
13.6
13.7
13.6
13.5
-
Not Stated %
9.4
7.4
6.7
6.5
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
255.2
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
2 234.3
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
179.6
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
286.9
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
31.7
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
11.0
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
633
591
540
519
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
234
270
264
261
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
216
243
252
255
-
Total businesses no.
1 083
1 104
1 056
1 035
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
117
105
96
66
-
Employing business entries no.
48
45
69
87
-
Total business entries no.
165
150
165
153
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
123
120
93
99
-
Employing business exits no.
0
9
27
36
-
Total business exits no.
123
129
120
135
-