National Regional Profile: Indigo (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA23350   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
274
241
230
243
315
Unemployment rate%
3.8
3.2
3.0
3.1
4.0
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
1 642
1 781
1 766
1 707
-
Taxable individualsno.
5 910
6 067
6 193
6 338
-
Taxable income$m
208.9
223.9
237.9
251.0
-
Average taxable income$
35 348
36 904
38 419
39 596
-
Net tax$m
45.2
50.6
53.3
56.2
-
Average net tax$
7 652
8 337
8 609
8 865
-
Average net tax ratio%
21.6
22.6
22.4
22.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
5 109
5 301
5 332
5 389
-
Wage and salary income $m
164.9
179.3
185.7
194.6
-
Total income $m
175.0
188.6
196.1
205.9
-
Average wage and salary income$
32 273
33 829
34 830
36 116
-
Average total income$
34 254
35 580
36 782
38 202
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
52.8
51.8
51.4
51.5
-
Females%
47.2
48.2
48.6
48.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
15.5
16.1
16.6
16.6
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
18.1
17.8
17.1
16.4
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
28.0
25.7
25.6
25.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
27.3
28.0
27.9
28.1
-
Aged 55 years and over%
11.2
12.4
12.8
13.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
7.5
7.5
7.7
-
Professionals%
-
21.8
21.6
21.5
-
Associate Professionals%
-
5.3
5.5
5.5
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
10.6
10.5
10.9
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
1.6
1.8
1.7
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
14.8
14.5
14.5
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
6.2
6.3
6.2
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
7.4
7.8
8.0
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
14.8
14.7
14.6
-
Not Stated%
-
10.0
9.9
9.5
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
947
831
782
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
26.0
20.9
21.2
-
-
Total income$m
27.3
23.3
23.9
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
27 417
25 149
27 162
-
-
Average total income$
28 834
28 072
30 580
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
1 086
1 050
1 044
1 014
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
252
264
306
333
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
156
165
177
171
Total businessesno.
-
1 494
1 479
1 527
1 518
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
141
153
162
Employing businessesno.
-
-
48
63
54
Total business entriesno.
-
-
189
216
216
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
150
153
135
Employing businessesno.
-
-
18
9
54
Total business exitsno.
-
-
168
162
189
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year