National Regional Profile: Esk (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA33050   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
557
479
462
339
414
Unemployment rate%
7.7
6.8
6.6
4.5
5.4
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
1 689
1 708
1 854
1 846
-
Taxable individualsno.
5 056
5 320
5 567
5 818
-
Taxable income$m
165.4
178.4
200.0
215.6
-
Average taxable income$
32 721
33 533
35 924
37 053
-
Net tax$m
34.8
38.1
43.5
46.7
-
Average net tax$
6 877
7 160
7 813
8 028
-
Average net tax ratio%
21.0
21.4
21.7
21.7
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
4 607
4 813
5 001
5 283
-
Wage and salary income $m
141.0
152.5
166.9
183.0
-
Total income $m
146.2
157.2
174.2
190.0
-
Average wage and salary income$
30 614
31 676
33 365
34 646
-
Average total income$
31 735
32 670
34 823
35 957
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
57.0
56.8
57.0
56.6
-
Females%
43.0
43.2
43.0
43.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
18.7
18.9
18.9
19.6
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
19.9
18.4
17.4
17.5
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
28.2
28.0
26.8
25.7
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
22.1
22.7
24.0
23.6
-
Aged 55 years and over%
11.0
12.1
13.0
13.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
6.3
6.3
6.5
-
Professionals%
-
11.1
11.2
10.8
-
Associate Professionals%
-
4.8
5.1
5.5
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
13.1
13.6
13.6
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
1.9
1.9
1.6
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
16.3
16.4
16.2
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
9.9
10.1
10.3
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
8.5
7.9
8.5
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
17.8
17.4
17.6
-
Not Stated%
-
10.1
10.0
9.2
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
900
863
868
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
20.5
21.1
23.3
-
-
Total income$m
22.5
22.7
25.0
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
22 729
24 440
26 871
-
-
Average total income$
24 968
26 253
28 844
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
1 002
972
978
969
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
243
288
321
336
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
162
180
177
168
Total businessesno.
-
1 407
1 440
1 476
1 473
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
159
168
180
Employing businessesno.
-
-
42
54
87
Total business entriesno.
-
-
201
222
267
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
174
177
177
Employing businessesno.
-
-
18
3
48
Total business exitsno.
-
-
192
180
225
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year