National Regional Profile: Melbourne (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
n.a.
n.a.
101 443
100 464
96 566
Unemployment rate%
n.a.
n.a.
5.5
5.2
5.0
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
323 125
337 543
356 252
355 778
-
Taxable individualsno.
1 575 919
1 616 497
1 646 001
1 690 353
-
Taxable income$m
64 813.2
68 991.8
73 786.4
79 301.4
-
Average taxable income$
41 127
42 680
44 828
46 914
-
Net tax$m
16 297.4
17 722.4
19 014.8
20 466.2
-
Average net tax$
10 342
10 963
11 552
12 108
-
Average net tax ratio%
25.1
25.7
25.8
25.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1 423 155
1 451 334
1 475 990
1 508 417
-
Wage and salary income $m
53 236.7
56 303.6
59 633.2
63 534.6
-
Total income $m
56 444.4
59 464.6
62 888.1
67 021.7
-
Average wage and salary income$
37 408
38 794
40 402
42 120
-
Average total income$
39 661
40 972
42 607
44 432
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
52.8
52.7
52.7
52.7
-
Females%
47.2
47.3
47.3
47.3
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
17.9
17.9
17.7
17.8
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
27.6
27.1
26.8
26.4
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
24.4
24.2
24.1
23.9
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
20.1
20.2
20.3
20.3
-
Aged 55 years and over%
10.0
10.6
11.1
11.6
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
11.0
10.8
10.9
-
Professionals%
-
20.0
20.0
20.3
-
Associate Professionals%
-
6.4
6.5
6.6
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
9.5
9.4
9.2
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
3.3
3.1
3.0
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
17.0
17.0
17.0
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
6.2
6.3
6.2
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
9.0
9.2
9.2
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
8.5
8.6
8.7
-
Not Stated%
-
9.2
9.1
8.9
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
135 294
134 910
129 338
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
4 159.0
4 416.3
4 534.9
-
-
Total income$m
4 688.9
4 942.8
5 054.9
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
30 741
32 735
35 063
-
-
Average total income$
34 657
36 637
39 083
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
219 075
215 427
206 115
206 907
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
68 547
77 733
88 845
92 943
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
43 668
48 117
51 930
51 936
Total businessesno.
-
331 290
341 277
346 890
351 786
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
44 310
41 349
39 621
Employing businessesno.
-
-
15 681
18 747
17 499
Total business entriesno.
-
-
59 991
60 096
57 120
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
48 072
49 749
39 006
Employing businessesno.
-
-
2 466
3 348
13 623
Total business exitsno.
-
-
50 538
53 097
52 629
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year