National Regional Profile: Indigo (S) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 245103352   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
62
50
53
65
99
Unemployment rate%
3.3
2.7
2.8
3.4
5.1
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
417
459
446
456
-
Taxable individualsno.
1 620
1 651
1 712
1 728
-
Taxable income$m
59.3
63.8
67.9
69.6
-
Average taxable income$
36 597
38 664
39 667
40 303
-
Net tax$m
13.1
14.9
15.5
15.9
-
Average net tax$
8 056
9 000
9 030
9 174
-
Average net tax ratio%
22.0
23.3
22.8
22.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1 394
1 419
1 427
1 464
-
Wage and salary income $m
44.8
48.4
50.8
53.3
-
Total income $m
47.6
50.8
54.0
55.7
-
Average wage and salary income$
32 111
34 125
35 568
36 432
-
Average total income$
34 153
35 774
37 837
38 069
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
53.6
53.1
53.2
53.8
-
Females%
46.4
46.9
46.8
46.2
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
17.4
18.0
18.6
17.0
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
20.7
20.1
19.3
20.2
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
26.0
24.9
25.4
24.1
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
24.4
24.7
24.7
25.8
-
Aged 55 years and over%
11.5
12.3
12.0
12.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
8.8
8.6
8.5
-
Professionals%
-
12.2
12.4
12.6
-
Associate Professionals%
-
5.1
5.3
5.3
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
10.8
11.0
11.5
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
1.4
1.3
1.5
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
15.4
14.1
14.6
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
7.4
7.0
7.0
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
6.6
7.3
7.3
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
21.5
21.4
21.5
-
Not Stated%
-
10.7
11.6
10.3
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
244
220
222
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
8.2
7.2
7.5
-
-
Total income$m
8.1
8.0
8.3
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
33 592
32 641
33 623
-
-
Average total income$
33 147
36 350
37 248
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
252
246
219
213
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
78
78
90
114
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
60
66
69
63
Total businessesno.
-
390
390
378
390
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
18
30
48
Employing businessesno.
-
-
18
30
12
Total business entriesno.
-
-
36
60
60
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
21
48
24
Employing businessesno.
-
-
9
0
6
Total business exitsno.
-
-
30
48
30
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year