National Regional Profile: Curtin (Statistical Local Area)  
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
78
70
66
48
48
Unemployment rate %
2.7
2.4
2.2
1.6
1.6

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
455
510
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
3.6
4.8
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
7 868
9 322
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
3 020
2 977
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
181.9
195.9
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
60 224
65 811
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
3 475
3 487
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
185.5
200.7
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
53 369
57 549
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
402
413
404
412
438
Age Pension - DVA no.
np
0
0
0
0
Carers Payment no.
np
np
np
np
np
Disability Support Pension no.
81
81
87
84
90
Newstart Allowance no.
51
56
37
33
30
Parenting Payment - Single no.
41
46
39
30
28
Youth Allowances no.
85
74
71
63
59

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
np
52.5
np
np
np

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
49 080
51 552
52 799
55 481
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
22 359
25 387
24 955
26 561
-
Average Investment Income $
6 026
7 020
7 582
8 512
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
28 103
30 307
31 923
33 579
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
2 704
2 732
2 601
3 854
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
167.7
183.5
189.8
203.6
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
49.5
49.4
49.0
48.8
-
Females %
50.5
50.6
51.0
51.2
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
14.6
15.2
15.2
16.4
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
19.1
18.9
18.6
18.0
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
25.3
24.8
24.1
23.7
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
22.5
22.7
23.3
23.4
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
14.0
13.6
13.7
13.6
-
Aged 65 years and over %
4.4
4.9
5.0
4.8
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
7.3
7.0
7.5
7.3
-
Professionals %
29.3
28.9
29.9
29.4
-
Associate Professionals %
6.1
6.0
6.5
6.3
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
3.0
3.4
3.1
2.9
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
2.4
2.3
2.0
2.0
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
15.5
16.3
15.8
15.5
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.3
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
5.9
6.0
5.7
6.4
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
3.1
3.6
3.2
3.2
-
Not Stated %
26.1
25.3
25.1
25.7
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
634.5
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
1 282.4
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
417.9
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
706.3
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
71.8
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
10.2
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
192
165
174
192
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
72
84
87
87
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
39
42
42
48
-
Total businesses no.
303
291
303
327
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
45
39
30
36
-
Employing business entries no.
0
18
9
21
-
Total business entries no.
45
57
39
57
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
27
63
36
24
-
Employing business exits no.
0
3
6
9
-
Total business exits no.
27
66
42
33
-