National Regional Profile: Page (Statistical Local Area)  
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
73
68
61
63
57
Unemployment rate%
4.8
4.7
4.3
4.4
3.9
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
261
249
266
261
-
Taxable individualsno.
1 538
1 550
1 567
1 569
-
Taxable income$m
68.2
71.9
76.9
82.5
-
Average taxable income$
44 374
46 363
49 091
52 610
-
Net tax$m
17.2
18.6
20.0
21.7
-
Average net tax$
11 159
12 002
12 752
13 834
-
Average net tax ratio%
25.1
25.9
26.0
26.3
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1 266
1 251
1 265
1 256
-
Wage and salary income $m
51.9
53.6
56.9
60.6
-
Total income $m
55.6
57.2
60.9
64.6
-
Average wage and salary income$
40 998
42 855
44 938
48 220
-
Average total income$
43 907
45 747
48 155
51 391
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
49.4
48.6
49.1
49.4
-
Females%
50.6
51.4
50.9
50.6
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
17.6
18.0
17.8
17.1
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
24.7
24.2
24.8
24.7
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
21.5
21.6
21.4
22.2
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
22.1
21.8
21.0
20.7
-
Aged 55 years and over%
14.1
14.5
14.9
15.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
5.9
5.8
5.6
-
Professionals%
-
27.4
27.7
28.5
-
Associate Professionals%
-
6.5
7.0
6.8
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
3.8
3.6
4.0
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
1.9
1.4
1.8
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
15.4
16.1
16.6
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
1.4
1.9
1.4
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
7.4
7.2
6.9
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
2.8
2.8
3.2
-
Not Stated%
-
27.4
26.3
25.2
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
89
90
81
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
3.2
3.1
3.0
-
-
Total income$m
3.8
3.6
3.6
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
36 332
34 244
36 511
-
-
Average total income$
43 051
40 538
44 124
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
99
72
75
72
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
18
21
27
30
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
9
9
9
9
Total businessesno.
-
126
102
111
111
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
27
27
27
Employing businessesno.
-
-
3
3
6
Total business entriesno.
-
-
30
30
33
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
18
24
21
Employing businessesno.
-
-
0
3
9
Total business exitsno.
-
-
18
27
30
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year