Table 6  Causes by State – Business

 

Bankruptcies (Part IV and XI)

 Cause

NSW

%

ACT

%

VIC

%

QLD

%

SA

%

NT

%

WA

%

TAS

%

Total

%

Lack of capital

71

6.13

3

7.69

73

8.56

63

4.64

22

10.09

5

17.86

24

11.76

14

11.76

275

6.91

Failure to keep proper books

43

3.71

5

12.8

36

4.22

49

3.61

14

6.42

3

10.71

13

6.37

4

3.36

167

4.2

Economic conditions

577

49.8

16

41

391

45.84

623

45.8

76

34.86

6

21.43

88

43.14

40

33.61

1817

45.66

Personal reasons including  ill health

16

1.38

0

0

1

0.12

180

13.3

5

2.29

3

10.71

2

0.98

1

0.84

208

5.23

Excessive drawings

96

8.28

8

20.5

76

8.91

105

7.73

29

13.3

6

21.43

23

11.27

11

9.24

354

8.9

Lack of business ability

94

8.11

0

0

82

9.61

86

6.33

34

15.6

1

3.57

22

10.78

13

10.92

332

8.34

Inability to collect debts

41

3.54

1

2.56

35

4.1

53

3.9

2

0.92

0

0

5

2.45

1

0.84

138

3.47

Excessive interest

53

4.57

1

2.56

43

5.04

127

9.35

8

3.67

2

7.14

9

4.41

2

1.68

245

6.16

Gambling or speculation

10

0.86

0

0

6

0.7

25

1.84

2

0.92

0

0

0

0

0

0

43

1.08

Seasonal conditions

23

1.98

0

0

27

3.17

18

1.32

7

3.21

1

3.57

8

3.92

1

0.84

85

2.14

Other causes or causes not stated

135

11.7

5

12.8

83

9.73

30

2.21

19

8.72

1

3.57

10

4.9

32

26.89

315

7.92

TOTAL

1159

39

853

1359

218

28

204

119

3979

 

Debt agreements (Part IX)

 Cause

NSW

%

ACT

%

VIC

%

QLD

%

SA

%

NT

%

WA

%

TAS

%

Total

%

Lack of capital

4

3.42

1

20

8

7.41

6

7.5

0

0

0

0

3

9.38

0

0

22

6.04

Failure to keep proper books

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

16.67

0

0

1

3.13

0

0

3

0.82

Economic conditions

12

10.3

0

0

14

12.96

7

8.75

3

25

0

0

4

12.5

2

25

42

11.54

Personal reasons including 

ill health

25

21.4

2

40

27

25

16

20

1

8.33

0

0

4

12.5

3

37.5

78

21.43

Excessive drawings

15

12.8

1

20

18

16.67

10

12.5

1

8.33

1

50

4

12.5

1

12.5

51

14.01

Lack of business ability

5

4.27

0

0

3

2.78

2

2.5

0

0

0

0

2

6.25

0

0

13

3.57

Inability to collect debts

0

0

0

0

1

0.93

2

2.5

0

0

0

0

1

3.13

0

0

4

1.1

Excessive interest

14

12

0

0

7

6.48

6

7.5

0

0

0

0

3

9.38

0

0

30

8.24

Gambling or speculation

1

0.85

0

0

2

1.85

1

1.25

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

1.1

Seasonal conditions

1

0.85

0

0

3

2.78

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

1.1

Other causes or causes not stated

40

34.2

1

20

25

23.15

30

37.5

4

33.33

1

50

10

31.25

2

25

113

31.04

TOTAL

117

5

108

80

12

2

32

8

364

 

 

 

 

Personal insolvency agreements (Part X)

 Cause

NSW

%

ACT

%

VIC

%

QLD

%

SA

%

NT

%

WA

%

TAS

%

Total

%

Lack of capital

1

6.25

0

0

4

6.56

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

9.09

0

0

6

5.26

Failure to keep proper books

0

0

0

0

1

1.64

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

9.09

0

0

2

1.75

Economic conditions

9

56.3

0

0

30

49.18

8

47.1

2

28.57

0

0

2

18.18

0

0

51

44.74

Personal reasons including  ill health

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

5.88

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0.88

Excessive drawings

2

12.5

0

0

3

4.92

0

0

2

28.57

0

0

4

36.36

0

0

11

9.65

Lack of business ability

2

12.5

0

0

5

8.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

9.09

0

0

8

7.02

Inability to collect debts

0

0

0

0

3

4.92

3

17.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

5.26

Excessive interest

0

0

0

0

1

1.64

4

23.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

4.39

Gambling or speculation

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Seasonal conditions

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

5.88

2

28.57

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

2.63

Other causes or causes not stated

2

12.5

0

0

14

22.95

0

0

1

14.29

0

0

2

18.18

2

100

21

18.42

TOTAL

16

0

61

17

7

0

11

2

114