National Regional Profile: Bathurst Regional (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA10470   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
827
851
778
795
749
Unemployment rate%
5.0
4.9
4.3
4.3
3.8
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
3 295
3 475
3 589
3 693
-
Taxable individualsno.
14 474
14 980
15 292
15 645
-
Taxable income$m
534.3
578.1
625.3
659.5
-
Average taxable income$
36 911
38 588
40 888
42 153
-
Net tax$m
122.1
136.2
148.0
155.7
-
Average net tax$
8 438
9 092
9 675
9 949
-
Average net tax ratio%
22.9
23.6
23.7
23.6
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
13 205
13 621
13 765
14 163
-
Wage and salary income $m
453.1
485.4
515.5
546.0
-
Total income $m
470.8
505.3
539.6
569.4
-
Average wage and salary income$
34 317
35 634
37 451
38 553
-
Average total income$
35 657
37 099
39 203
40 204
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
52.7
52.8
52.7
52.3
-
Females%
47.3
47.2
47.3
47.7
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
20.3
20.4
20.6
21.3
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
21.9
21.6
21.3
20.7
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
24.2
24.0
23.8
23.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
22.5
22.1
22.1
22.3
-
Aged 55 years and over%
11.2
11.8
12.3
12.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
6.9
7.0
7.5
-
Professionals%
-
18.7
18.8
18.1
-
Associate Professionals%
-
5.7
5.5
5.6
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
11.1
11.3
11.6
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.5
2.5
2.2
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
17.1
17.4
17.4
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
6.0
6.2
6.0
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
9.2
9.7
10.2
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
13.2
13.2
13.3
-
Not Stated%
-
9.7
8.4
8.1
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
1 758
1 738
1 652
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
52.5
52.9
53.2
-
-
Total income$m
57.1
58.8
58.3
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
29 875
30 432
32 192
-
-
Average total income$
32 464
33 840
35 323
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
1 821
1 809
1 704
1 710
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
603
681
786
804
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
501
546
591
636
Total businessesno.
-
2 925
3 036
3 081
3 150
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
297
261
273
Employing businessesno.
-
-
135
141
159
Total business entriesno.
-
-
432
402
432
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
339
303
285
Employing businessesno.
-
-
15
33
93
Total business exitsno.
-
-
354
336
378
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year