National Regional Profile: Hobart (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA62810   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
1 755
1 598
1 367
1 199
1 293
Unemployment rate%
7.5
6.5
5.4
4.6
4.8
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
4 837
4 769
4 898
4 884
-
Taxable individualsno.
22 265
23 022
23 676
24 393
-
Taxable income$m
929.0
1 003.4
1 095.6
1 185.9
-
Average taxable income$
41 727
43 587
46 273
48 617
-
Net tax$m
235.7
262.2
288.6
314.5
-
Average net tax$
10 586
11 387
12 188
12 891
-
Average net tax ratio%
25.4
26.1
26.3
26.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
18 552
18 983
19 477
20 183
-
Wage and salary income $m
678.1
719.1
767.0
817.9
-
Total income $m
722.8
766.3
824.8
872.9
-
Average wage and salary income$
36 549
37 883
39 382
40 522
-
Average total income$
38 959
40 368
42 350
43 251
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
48.6
48.4
48.3
48.6
-
Females%
51.4
51.6
51.7
51.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
18.6
19.0
20.0
21.0
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
25.1
24.5
24.1
23.4
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
23.2
22.5
21.7
21.3
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
23.2
23.3
23.0
22.5
-
Aged 55 years and over%
9.9
10.6
11.2
11.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
9.7
9.2
9.1
-
Professionals%
-
32.1
32.2
31.7
-
Associate Professionals%
-
7.7
7.8
7.8
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
5.2
5.0
5.2
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.3
2.3
2.2
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
17.2
17.5
17.4
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
2.0
1.9
1.9
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
8.3
8.5
8.5
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
3.5
3.8
4.3
-
Not Stated%
-
12.1
11.8
11.8
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
2 133
2 149
2 053
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
86.5
95.2
95.7
-
-
Total income$m
99.3
108.2
111.1
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
40 568
44 308
46 635
-
-
Average total income$
46 558
50 347
54 129
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
3 180
3 105
2 934
2 853
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
1 029
1 104
1 260
1 359
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
1 140
1 242
1 332
1 320
Total businessesno.
-
5 349
5 451
5 526
5 532
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
552
516
456
Employing businessesno.
-
-
282
324
204
Total business entriesno.
-
-
834
840
660
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
735
777
543
Employing businessesno.
-
-
30
54
213
Total business exitsno.
-
-
765
831
756
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year