National Regional Profile: Greater Bendigo (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA22620   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
3 102
3 888
3 457
2 875
2 921
Unemployment rate %
7.0
8.7
7.5
5.6
6.0

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
10 552
12 807
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
77.0
108.0
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
7 293
8 436
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
42 210
40 859
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
1 645.8
1 725.1
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
38 990
42 221
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
52 762
53 666
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
1 722.7
1 833.1
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
32 651
34 158
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
10 304
10 527
10 546
10 729
11 220
Age Pension - DVA no.
np
np
np
np
np
Carers Payment no.
606
681
747
821
931
Disability Support Pension no.
4 085
4 202
4 270
4 423
4 628
Newstart Allowance no.
2 599
2 529
2 478
2 493
2 422
Parenting Payment - Single no.
2 718
2 647
2 572
2 398
2 248
Youth Allowances no.
2 621
2 552
2 516
2 450
2 566

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
66.3
66.3
67.9
64.4
63.8

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
30 511
31 719
33 237
34 341
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
14 083
14 102
13 453
13 041
-
Average Investment Income $
4 498
4 896
5 705
6 245
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
16 886
17 778
18 609
19 548
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
1 382
1 187
1 301
1 442
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
1 493.1
1 594.3
1 715.2
1 819.2
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
51.9
51.7
51.4
51.2
-
Females %
48.1
48.3
48.6
48.8
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
20.7
20.9
20.6
20.6
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
21.2
20.8
20.4
20.0
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
23.0
22.3
21.9
21.5
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
22.5
22.8
22.8
22.7
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
10.9
11.3
12.1
12.8
-
Aged 65 years and over %
1.7
1.9
2.1
2.3
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
7.9
8.0
7.9
7.7
-
Professionals %
18.3
18.1
18.2
18.2
-
Associate Professionals %
6.3
6.5
6.5
6.7
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
10.7
10.6
10.4
10.5
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
2.2
2.0
1.9
1.8
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
16.2
16.3
16.5
16.7
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
5.7
5.9
6.2
6.2
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
11.3
11.4
11.3
11.4
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
12.7
12.5
12.5
12.4
-
Not Stated %
8.7
8.7
8.5
8.3
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
366.9
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
13 362.5
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
237.1
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
410.3
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
43.4
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
10.6
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
3 777
3 681
3 645
3 687
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
1 638
1 878
1 947
2 007
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
1 155
1 263
1 281
1 290
-
Total businesses no.
6 570
6 822
6 873
6 984
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
750
576
645
654
-
Employing business entries no.
318
396
390
399
-
Total business entries no.
1 068
972
1 035
1 053
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
756
822
768
642
-
Employing business exits no.
57
51
246
231
-
Total business exits no.
813
873
1 014
873
-