National Regional Profile: Kentish (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA63210   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
243
282
191
181
247
Unemployment rate%
10.5
12.1
7.9
7.2
9.1
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
656
666
665
684
-
Taxable individualsno.
1 825
1 931
2 023
2 091
-
Taxable income$m
55.2
60.0
66.5
71.1
-
Average taxable income$
30 221
31 070
32 866
34 007
-
Net tax$m
10.9
12.1
13.6
14.3
-
Average net tax$
5 955
6 284
6 737
6 852
-
Average net tax ratio%
19.7
20.2
20.5
20.1
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1 524
1 616
1 708
1 806
-
Wage and salary income $m
42.7
46.7
52.7
56.4
-
Total income $m
45.2
49.3
55.4
59.2
-
Average wage and salary income$
28 046
28 882
30 877
31 247
-
Average total income$
29 687
30 480
32 429
32 788
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
57.9
57.0
56.0
55.7
-
Females%
42.1
43.0
44.0
44.3
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
16.5
17.9
16.6
18.7
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
20.4
20.0
19.8
18.1
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
30.4
29.5
29.7
28.1
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
22.3
22.2
23.2
24.4
-
Aged 55 years and over%
10.4
10.4
10.7
10.7
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
6.0
6.0
5.8
-
Professionals%
-
10.9
10.3
10.1
-
Associate Professionals%
-
4.7
4.9
4.8
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
13.4
12.2
12.6
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
1.5
1.7
1.2
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
14.0
15.0
14.6
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
11.2
11.0
10.9
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
9.6
9.6
10.4
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
20.4
21.9
21.6
-
Not Stated%
-
8.3
7.4
8.0
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
345
338
334
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
8.4
8.2
8.6
-
-
Total income$m
9.2
9.0
9.3
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
24 287
24 307
25 624
-
-
Average total income$
26 743
26 605
27 744
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
327
339
345
351
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
108
108
120
111
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
60
63
72
78
Total businessesno.
-
495
510
537
540
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
54
42
54
Employing businessesno.
-
-
12
33
21
Total business entriesno.
-
-
66
75
75
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
60
42
24
Employing businessesno.
-
-
3
0
21
Total business exitsno.
-
-
63
42
45
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year