National Regional Profile: Paroo (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA35800   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
91
63
77
63
59
Unemployment rate %
7.3
5.2
6.1
4.8
4.4

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
292
310
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
1.7
2.1
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
5 840
6 749
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
641
614
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
24.8
24.8
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
38 667
40 425
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
933
924
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
26.5
26.9
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
28 394
29 127
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
187
178
184
182
182
Age Pension - DVA no.
0
0
0
0
0
Carers Payment no.
np
np
np
np
np
Disability Support Pension no.
98
115
105
109
112
Newstart Allowance no.
70
62
61
58
73
Parenting Payment - Single no.
66
65
66
65
59
Youth Allowances no.
40
32
40
27
np

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
np
67.2
62.0
np
62.7

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
25 123
27 965
28 203
29 556
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
7 994
10 860
7 323
7 197
-
Average Investment Income $
4 120
6 572
6 809
8 254
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
13 384
15 599
18 585
16 547
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
1 839
1 722
1 043
1 206
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
21.5
25.0
23.2
25.5
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
51.4
52.2
49.6
49.6
-
Females %
48.6
47.8
50.4
50.4
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
24.3
22.6
23.7
22.2
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
23.5
21.4
21.3
20.3
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
19.3
22.0
20.1
19.2
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
18.5
19.3
20.3
21.9
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
11.8
11.6
11.8
13.3
-
Aged 65 years and over %
2.5
3.0
2.8
3.0
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
4.4
5.5
5.4
5.5
-
Professionals %
14.2
12.7
12.8
12.5
-
Associate Professionals %
5.1
6.1
5.7
5.6
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
9.2
9.9
9.0
8.7
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
1.7
1.9
1.0
0.8
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
17.4
15.6
17.4
18.7
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
4.7
5.9
6.2
7.0
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
6.7
7.5
8.7
6.9
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
27.5
26.3
24.6
24.8
-
Not Stated %
9.2
8.6
9.0
9.5
-

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.
195
156
159
156
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
102
108
93
102
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
33
45
42
36
-
Total businesses no.
330
309
294
294
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
21
18
36
15
-
Employing business entries no.
3
9
21
24
-
Total business entries no.
24
27
57
39
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
36
54
39
18
-
Employing business exits no.
9
3
21
15
-
Total business exits no.
45
57
60
33
-