National Regional Profile: E. Gippsland (S) - South-West (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 250052115   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
104
106
104
121
95
Unemployment rate%
6.0
5.7
5.2
5.8
4.8
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
389
377
408
409
-
Taxable individualsno.
1 247
1 285
1 375
1 422
-
Taxable income$m
38.0
41.6
46.7
50.8
-
Average taxable income$
30 481
32 358
33 965
35 741
-
Net tax$m
7.6
8.5
9.7
10.7
-
Average net tax$
6 057
6 640
7 031
7 498
-
Average net tax ratio%
19.9
20.5
20.7
21.0
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1 060
1 107
1 174
1 218
-
Wage and salary income $m
29.1
32.2
35.4
38.3
-
Total income $m
30.8
34.1
37.7
40.8
-
Average wage and salary income$
27 460
29 119
30 166
31 419
-
Average total income$
29 057
30 810
32 085
33 476
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
52.4
52.1
52.8
52.6
-
Females%
47.6
47.9
47.2
47.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
19.6
19.5
19.2
20.1
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
19.6
19.4
18.9
18.0
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
25.5
23.7
22.8
22.8
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
23.5
24.5
25.2
24.5
-
Aged 55 years and over%
11.8
12.9
13.8
14.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
7.7
7.6
7.9
-
Professionals%
-
16.3
15.4
15.2
-
Associate Professionals%
-
6.6
6.5
6.7
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
11.2
11.5
11.5
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.0
2.0
1.9
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
15.3
15.8
16.2
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
6.3
6.9
6.9
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
11.5
11.5
10.8
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
14.6
15.9
15.9
-
Not Stated%
-
8.5
7.1
7.0
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
214
205
200
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
5.6
5.6
5.7
-
-
Total income$m
6.2
6.3
6.4
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
25 986
27 284
28 543
-
-
Average total income$
28 803
30 945
31 796
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
417
390
348
357
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
123
117
129
123
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
123
129
135
132
Total businessesno.
-
663
636
612
612
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
42
33
51
Employing businessesno.
-
-
27
18
27
Total business entriesno.
-
-
69
51
78
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
75
72
36
Employing businessesno.
-
-
9
0
15
Total business exitsno.
-
-
84
72
51
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year