National Regional Profile: Launceston (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA64010   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
2 550
2 805
2 534
1 805
1 812
Unemployment rate%
8.3
9.2
8.2
5.8
5.7
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
6 159
6 189
6 352
6 315
-
Taxable individualsno.
24 595
25 285
26 210
27 058
-
Taxable income$m
824.5
883.3
971.8
1 059.7
-
Average taxable income$
33 524
34 933
37 076
39 163
-
Net tax$m
178.8
196.7
218.5
243.3
-
Average net tax$
7 271
7 778
8 337
8 990
-
Average net tax ratio%
21.7
22.3
22.5
23.0
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
21 873
22 263
22 962
23 910
-
Wage and salary income $m
673.3
710.1
766.6
822.7
-
Total income $m
712.5
750.1
814.3
873.3
-
Average wage and salary income$
30 784
31 898
33 386
34 407
-
Average total income$
32 575
33 694
35 464
36 524
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
53.0
52.9
52.5
52.3
-
Females%
47.0
47.1
47.5
47.7
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
19.8
19.7
20.0
20.7
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
23.7
23.3
22.9
22.5
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
24.5
24.1
24.1
23.4
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
22.0
22.3
22.1
21.9
-
Aged 55 years and over%
10.1
10.5
10.9
11.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
7.1
7.0
6.9
-
Professionals%
-
17.7
17.5
17.3
-
Associate Professionals%
-
6.2
6.2
6.2
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
10.4
10.2
10.4
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.0
1.8
1.7
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
18.5
18.9
18.8
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
7.2
7.1
7.1
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
10.7
11.1
11.2
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
10.5
10.8
11.2
-
Not Stated%
-
9.8
9.4
9.1
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
2 216
2 185
2 197
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
62.0
66.4
71.2
-
-
Total income$m
70.1
74.1
80.9
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
27 969
30 379
32 410
-
-
Average total income$
31 644
33 899
36 802
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
3 036
3 027
2 916
2 904
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
894
984
1 098
1 188
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
939
1 041
1 107
1 110
Total businessesno.
-
4 869
5 052
5 121
5 202
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
525
462
441
Employing businessesno.
-
-
252
255
294
Total business entriesno.
-
-
777
717
735
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
555
609
396
Employing businessesno.
-
-
33
60
168
Total business exitsno.
-
-
588
669
564
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year