National Regional Profile: Canterbury (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA11550   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
4 629
3 804
3 451
3 658
3 839
Unemployment rate %
7.4
6.3
5.5
5.8
5.9

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
14 276
16 819
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
91.2
127.6
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
6 386
7 589
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
52 768
51 795
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
2 125.6
2 236.8
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
40 283
43 186
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
67 044
68 614
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
2 216.8
2 364.5
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
33 065
34 460
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
13 564
13 710
13 750
13 963
14 414
Age Pension - DVA no.
48
39
32
23
22
Carers Payment no.
738
877
1 007
1 176
1 387
Disability Support Pension no.
4 514
4 461
4 205
4 253
4 312
Newstart Allowance no.
3 435
3 654
3 734
3 727
3 528
Parenting Payment - Single no.
2 772
2 793
2 665
2 523
2 289
Youth Allowances no.
2 868
2 821
2 764
2 660
2 676

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
58.0
54.3
58.5
58.6
58.4

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
35 069
36 291
37 809
38 732
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
13 235
13 270
13 307
14 055
-
Average Investment Income $
2 319
2 282
2 635
3 267
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
18 241
18 974
20 389
21 903
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
2 322
2 369
2 548
2 567
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
2 023.2
2 125.3
2 252.3
2 399.2
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
55.0
55.0
54.7
54.8
-
Females %
45.0
45.0
45.3
45.2
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
17.9
18.0
17.7
17.7
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
26.6
26.6
26.7
26.5
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
24.8
24.2
23.9
24.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
18.9
18.9
19.1
19.1
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
9.9
10.2
10.4
10.5
-
Aged 65 years and over %
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.2
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
6.8
7.0
7.4
7.0
-
Professionals %
15.0
15.2
15.9
16.4
-
Associate Professionals %
6.3
6.3
6.6
7.1
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
10.0
9.5
9.3
9.1
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.5
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
16.3
16.5
16.8
17.0
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
7.7
7.6
7.5
7.4
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
10.8
10.9
10.9
10.9
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
13.0
13.1
12.6
12.4
-
Not Stated %
11.4
11.1
10.6
10.2
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
513.3
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
24 178.5
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
309.6
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
582.7
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
69.3
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
11.9
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
7 659
7 362
7 254
7 383
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
2 253
2 664
2 898
3 057
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
1 164
1 275
1 257
1 209
-
Total businesses no.
11 076
11 301
11 409
11 649
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
1 938
1 710
1 515
1 665
-
Employing business entries no.
525
612
669
681
-
Total business entries no.
2 463
2 322
2 184
2 346
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
2 037
1 932
1 656
1 452
-
Employing business exits no.
102
102
498
471
-
Total business exits no.
2 139
2 034
2 154
1 923
-