National Regional Profile: Gunnedah (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA13550   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
380
437
398
411
386
Unemployment rate%
6.5
7.7
7.0
7.1
6.3
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
1 558
1 664
1 660
1 519
-
Taxable individualsno.
4 525
4 381
4 383
4 557
-
Taxable income$m
151.8
151.3
159.0
173.3
-
Average taxable income$
33 556
34 539
36 266
38 028
-
Net tax$m
32.4
32.9
34.6
38.1
-
Average net tax$
7 162
7 504
7 883
8 365
-
Average net tax ratio%
21.3
21.7
21.7
22.0
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
3 788
3 720
3 650
3 768
-
Wage and salary income $m
114.8
116.3
119.0
126.1
-
Total income $m
120.0
120.0
124.4
133.1
-
Average wage and salary income$
30 292
31 260
32 608
33 477
-
Average total income$
31 665
32 265
34 090
35 317
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
55.5
55.4
54.4
54.4
-
Females%
44.5
44.6
45.6
45.6
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
19.6
19.7
19.4
20.6
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
20.6
20.1
19.4
18.9
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
25.3
24.1
23.9
23.4
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
22.2
23.2
24.5
23.9
-
Aged 55 years and over%
12.2
12.9
12.9
13.2
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
7.4
7.3
7.1
-
Professionals%
-
14.3
14.6
14.0
-
Associate Professionals%
-
4.2
4.5
4.4
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
9.6
10.3
9.9
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
3.7
3.4
3.0
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
14.2
14.7
15.2
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
7.5
7.7
8.1
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
8.7
8.9
9.0
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
15.9
16.4
17.8
-
Not Stated%
-
14.4
12.1
11.6
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
1 015
814
841
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
33.6
23.6
25.2
-
-
Total income$m
33.6
26.0
27.7
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
33 123
28 964
30 012
-
-
Average total income$
33 130
31 991
32 964
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
948
903
840
807
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
276
282
300
318
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
198
207
225
219
Total businessesno.
-
1 422
1 392
1 365
1 344
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
105
96
114
Employing businessesno.
-
-
21
57
69
Total business entriesno.
-
-
126
153
183
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
165
153
138
Employing businessesno.
-
-
9
9
45
Total business exitsno.
-
-
174
162
183
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year