National Regional Profile: Meander Valley (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA64210   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
647
425
400
409
367
Unemployment rate %
7.0
4.6
4.2
4.4
3.9

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
2 154
2 556
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
15.4
21.0
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
7 138
8 217
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
8 424
8 114
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
326.1
345.3
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
38 715
42 553
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
10 578
10 670
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
341.5
366.3
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
32 285
34 328
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
2 005
2 063
2 070
2 112
2 180
Age Pension - DVA no.
np
np
np
np
np
Carers Payment no.
110
121
135
161
185
Disability Support Pension no.
804
805
829
834
840
Newstart Allowance no.
619
544
522
523
514
Parenting Payment - Single no.
459
435
411
368
335
Youth Allowances no.
436
396
357
353
334

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
68.2
70.3
68.9
65.9
69.7

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
29 751
31 198
32 073
33 808
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
14 138
15 114
13 246
12 035
-
Average Investment Income $
5 491
6 374
6 927
7 930
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
17 261
18 347
20 328
21 432
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
2 796
3 441
2 836
2 977
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
300.5
324.5
336.0
360.4
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
53.2
52.7
52.6
52.0
-
Females %
46.8
47.3
47.4
48.0
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
18.7
19.0
18.7
18.1
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
20.8
20.0
19.5
19.3
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
23.9
23.4
23.5
23.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
23.3
23.1
22.6
23.2
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
11.3
12.4
13.4
14.1
-
Aged 65 years and over %
2.0
2.0
2.2
2.3
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
7.5
7.3
7.5
7.3
-
Professionals %
15.3
14.9
14.5
14.7
-
Associate Professionals %
5.7
5.8
6.2
6.3
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
9.7
10.2
10.0
10.1
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.5
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
17.8
17.9
17.7
17.9
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
7.9
7.7
7.4
7.4
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
9.9
10.1
9.9
10.0
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
15.3
15.5
14.9
15.0
-
Not Stated %
9.4
9.0
10.2
9.7
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
338.6
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
2 468.4
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
217.9
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
372.9
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
34.3
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
9.2
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
969
915
948
972
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
279
327
330
360
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
225
243
237
216
-
Total businesses no.
1 473
1 485
1 515
1 548
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
135
132
153
171
-
Employing business entries no.
48
66
75
81
-
Total business entries no.
183
198
228
252
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
135
156
132
141
-
Employing business exits no.
9
6
45
60
-
Total business exits no.
144
162
177
201
-