National Regional Profile: Central Highlands (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA61010   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
156
107
80
139
130
Unemployment rate%
13.1
10.1
7.8
13.3
12.8
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
216
234
245
248
-
Taxable individualsno.
796
818
853
872
-
Taxable income$m
25.1
26.9
29.3
31.8
-
Average taxable income$
31 571
32 902
34 338
36 500
-
Net tax$m
5.1
5.6
6.2
6.9
-
Average net tax$
6 458
6 897
7 210
7 876
-
Average net tax ratio%
20.5
21.0
21.0
21.6
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
724
758
782
807
-
Wage and salary income $m
21.5
23.1
25.1
26.6
-
Total income $m
22.4
24.2
26.2
27.8
-
Average wage and salary income$
29 660
30 537
32 084
32 977
-
Average total income$
30 888
31 932
33 561
34 506
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
56.2
56.1
56.3
56.0
-
Females%
43.8
43.9
43.7
44.0
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
18.9
18.8
18.2
18.5
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
22.0
21.8
21.5
21.3
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
26.9
26.4
26.1
25.6
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
22.4
22.2
23.0
23.1
-
Aged 55 years and over%
9.8
10.8
11.1
11.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
4.6
4.4
4.5
-
Professionals%
-
9.2
8.8
8.4
-
Associate Professionals%
-
4.7
4.8
4.8
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
14.5
14.4
14.3
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
1.2
1.5
0.9
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
18.3
18.4
18.6
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
11.5
12.1
12.2
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
9.2
9.4
9.4
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
17.8
17.8
18.9
-
Not Stated%
-
9.0
8.4
8.1
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
91
88
83
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
2.6
2.3
2.4
-
-
Total income$m
2.8
2.5
2.6
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
28 932
26 073
28 611
-
-
Average total income$
30 975
28 356
31 185
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
132
141
126
132
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
36
45
54
48
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
75
78
78
84
Total businessesno.
-
243
264
258
264
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
30
24
15
Employing businessesno.
-
-
15
12
15
Total business entriesno.
-
-
45
36
30
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
21
48
15
Employing businessesno.
-
-
0
0
15
Total business exitsno.
-
-
21
48
30
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year