National Regional Profile: Richmond Valley (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA16610   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
643
797
726
599
526
Unemployment rate %
6.9
9.0
8.0
6.1
5.6

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
2 615
2 999
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
17.6
23.3
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
6 742
7 769
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
7 551
7 405
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
263.6
283.6
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
34 904
38 293
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
10 166
10 404
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
281.2
306.9
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
27 660
29 495
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
2 845
2 894
2 914
2 969
3 129
Age Pension - DVA no.
26
26
25
26
25
Carers Payment no.
209
235
252
278
299
Disability Support Pension no.
1 400
1 491
1 488
1 472
1 489
Newstart Allowance no.
823
804
787
717
731
Parenting Payment - Single no.
742
744
733
668
623
Youth Allowances no.
522
491
470
475
454

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
71.9
72.3
70.5
72.8
68.6

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
28 507
29 069
30 563
32 358
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
7 696
6 459
6 812
7 995
-
Average Investment Income $
3 694
3 727
4 053
4 377
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
16 802
17 676
19 490
21 128
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
1 040
1 149
1 320
1 328
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
245.2
252.4
274.5
301.5
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
54.0
53.8
53.8
53.6
-
Females %
46.0
46.2
46.2
46.4
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
17.5
18.1
18.2
18.1
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
19.0
18.7
18.6
18.4
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
24.0
23.6
22.7
22.1
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
25.2
24.8
24.7
25.0
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
12.3
12.7
13.4
13.8
-
Aged 65 years and over %
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.6
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
4.8
4.6
5.2
4.8
-
Professionals %
11.7
11.5
11.3
11.6
-
Associate Professionals %
4.3
4.7
4.6
4.9
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
10.0
10.6
11.0
10.7
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
17.3
16.7
17.1
17.0
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
7.8
8.0
8.2
8.0
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
10.0
10.2
10.8
10.9
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
20.5
21.3
20.9
21.2
-
Not Stated %
11.9
10.8
9.4
9.1
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
na
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
na
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
na
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
na
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
na
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
na
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
1 185
1 152
1 155
1 152
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
288
321
327
351
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
294
303
294
282
-
Total businesses no.
1 767
1 776
1 776
1 785
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
126
156
171
153
-
Employing business entries no.
78
99
60
48
-
Total business entries no.
204
255
231
201
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
243
189
135
150
-
Employing business exits no.
15
33
78
81
-
Total business exits no.
258
222
213
231
-