National Regional Profile: Port Pirie City and Dists (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA46450   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
912
562
513
537
597
Unemployment rate %
11.7
7.2
6.3
6.4
7.2

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
1 828
2 118
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
13.0
17.4
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
7 100
8 203
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
6 437
6 167
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
252.4
267.5
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
39 208
43 381
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
8 265
8 285
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
265.4
284.9
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
32 106
34 388
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
2 455
2 529
2 558
2 597
2 626
Age Pension - DVA no.
np
np
np
np
np
Carers Payment no.
143
176
185
215
245
Disability Support Pension no.
1 161
1 188
1 229
1 298
1 347
Newstart Allowance no.
802
717
715
745
664
Parenting Payment - Single no.
542
533
507
476
428
Youth Allowances no.
321
329
348
355
343

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
74.1
80.3
76.8
74.9
73.6

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
30 972
32 600
34 276
35 594
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
14 226
10 532
10 761
12 652
-
Average Investment Income $
3 869
4 451
4 416
5 335
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
13 506
14 628
15 622
17 054
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
1 075
1 052
1 571
1 709
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
231.8
244.1
257.5
277.6
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
55.6
54.9
54.8
53.3
-
Females %
44.4
45.1
45.2
46.7
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
16.8
17.8
17.5
18.0
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
21.1
20.2
19.7
19.0
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
24.9
24.2
24.7
24.2
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
23.5
23.7
23.6
23.7
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
12.2
12.5
12.9
13.5
-
Aged 65 years and over %
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.7
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.3
-
Professionals %
13.3
12.9
13.0
12.9
-
Associate Professionals %
5.9
5.6
5.5
5.9
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
13.2
12.9
12.6
12.2
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
1.1
1.2
1.0
0.9
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
15.2
16.2
16.1
16.0
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
9.3
9.4
10.2
10.1
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
12.3
12.7
12.8
13.5
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
16.0
16.2
15.6
15.4
-
Not Stated %
8.3
7.9
7.8
7.8
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
269.6
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
1 937.3
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
178.9
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
309.4
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
39.7
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
12.8
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
552
531
504
528
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
228
246
237
252
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
189
192
198
189
-
Total businesses no.
969
969
939
969
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
87
87
75
69
-
Employing business entries no.
48
48
57
39
-
Total business entries no.
135
135
132
108
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
117
123
84
75
-
Employing business exits no.
3
18
48
36
-
Total business exits no.
120
141
132
111
-