National Regional Profile: Thuringowa (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA36800   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
1 691
1 949
1 478
1 445
1 599
Unemployment rate%
7.4
7.2
5.0
4.7
4.9
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
4 690
4 994
5 314
5 303
-
Taxable individualsno.
23 410
24 617
25 513
26 616
-
Taxable income$m
822.6
903.0
993.3
1 096.3
-
Average taxable income$
35 139
36 684
38 935
41 191
-
Net tax$m
176.4
198.9
221.4
246.2
-
Average net tax$
7 537
8 080
8 677
9 252
-
Average net tax ratio%
21.4
22.0
22.3
22.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
22 653
23 736
24 564
25 637
-
Wage and salary income $m
750.5
822.6
892.6
983.7
-
Total income $m
778.3
854.9
931.1
1 025.9
-
Average wage and salary income$
33 131
34 656
36 339
38 371
-
Average total income$
34 356
36 018
37 905
40 017
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
54.8
54.5
54.6
54.5
-
Females%
45.2
45.5
45.4
45.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
20.3
20.3
20.6
21.1
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
27.3
26.7
26.1
25.5
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
26.2
26.0
25.6
25.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
19.1
19.3
19.6
19.5
-
Aged 55 years and over%
7.1
7.7
8.1
8.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
6.6
6.8
6.8
-
Professionals%
-
11.3
11.2
11.2
-
Associate Professionals%
-
6.6
6.3
6.4
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
13.0
13.1
13.3
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
1.6
1.5
1.5
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
18.9
18.7
18.8
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
8.2
8.2
8.5
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
10.5
10.3
10.1
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
9.6
9.9
10.3
-
Not Stated%
-
13.6
13.8
13.1
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
2 187
2 060
2 042
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
57.3
57.3
64.5
-
-
Total income$m
60.9
61.8
70.2
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
26 209
27 814
31 599
-
-
Average total income$
27 839
29 985
34 402
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
1 974
1 926
1 917
1 908
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
510
564
702
783
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
390
441
474
471
Total businessesno.
-
2 874
2 931
3 093
3 162
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
381
459
447
Employing businessesno.
-
-
141
255
162
Total business entriesno.
-
-
522
714
609
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
513
525
384
Employing businessesno.
-
-
15
18
135
Total business exitsno.
-
-
528
543
519
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year