National Regional Profile: Devonport (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA61610   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
1 161
1 245
865
837
1 132
Unemployment rate%
10.8
11.8
8.1
7.5
9.4
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
2 618
2 662
2 668
2 709
-
Taxable individualsno.
9 402
9 871
10 075
10 403
-
Taxable income$m
304.7
333.0
359.0
385.9
-
Average taxable income$
32 403
33 736
35 628
37 095
-
Net tax$m
64.2
71.7
78.1
83.9
-
Average net tax$
6 824
7 268
7 754
8 066
-
Average net tax ratio%
21.1
21.5
21.8
21.7
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
8 307
8 748
8 913
9 277
-
Wage and salary income $m
251.4
274.2
289.1
309.6
-
Total income $m
265.3
289.6
306.4
328.9
-
Average wage and salary income$
30 264
31 342
32 437
33 373
-
Average total income$
31 936
33 100
34 379
35 452
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
54.8
54.2
53.5
53.5
-
Females%
45.2
45.8
46.5
46.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
18.4
19.0
19.4
20.1
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
23.0
22.7
22.3
21.4
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
24.9
24.4
24.3
24.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
22.9
22.2
22.1
22.5
-
Aged 55 years and over%
10.8
11.6
11.9
12.1
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
7.4
6.9
6.9
-
Professionals%
-
13.5
13.2
12.8
-
Associate Professionals%
-
5.6
6.1
6.0
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
11.9
11.8
12.2
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.5
2.0
1.7
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
15.7
16.4
16.4
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
9.1
8.8
8.7
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
10.9
11.2
11.1
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
15.2
15.5
16.0
-
Not Stated%
-
8.2
8.2
8.1
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
1 033
1 044
989
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
26.4
28.0
28.7
-
-
Total income$m
29.5
30.9
32.5
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
25 554
26 852
28 985
-
-
Average total income$
28 542
29 569
32 838
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
909
900
942
951
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
297
336
384
414
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
321
357
372
369
Total businessesno.
-
1 527
1 593
1 698
1 734
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
174
174
108
Employing businessesno.
-
-
72
108
90
Total business entriesno.
-
-
246
282
198
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
198
207
153
Employing businessesno.
-
-
15
12
39
Total business exitsno.
-
-
213
219
192
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year