National Regional Profile: S. Grampians (S) - Hamilton (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 215106261   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
197
243
244
295
271
Unemployment rate%
4.2
5.3
5.7
6.6
5.8
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
1 030
1 049
1 105
1 057
-
Taxable individualsno.
3 681
3 775
3 809
3 909
-
Taxable income$m
121.6
128.4
138.6
149.0
-
Average taxable income$
33 030
34 015
36 386
38 111
-
Net tax$m
25.6
27.6
30.6
33.5
-
Average net tax$
6 951
7 325
8 025
8 571
-
Average net tax ratio%
21.0
21.5
22.1
22.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
3 052
3 122
3 161
3 212
-
Wage and salary income $m
86.7
92.6
97.7
104.6
-
Total income $m
92.8
98.7
104.3
111.1
-
Average wage and salary income$
28 422
29 647
30 895
32 561
-
Average total income$
30 409
31 626
32 992
34 581
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
53.6
53.1
52.8
52.8
-
Females%
46.4
46.9
47.2
47.2
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
21.1
21.1
20.9
20.7
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
19.7
19.2
19.8
19.5
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
24.0
23.2
22.3
21.5
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
23.4
23.6
23.3
23.8
-
Aged 55 years and over%
11.8
12.9
13.6
14.6
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
7.6
7.5
7.2
-
Professionals%
-
17.5
17.6
17.2
-
Associate Professionals%
-
5.4
5.9
5.9
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
14.3
13.7
14.3
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.6
2.5
2.5
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
15.9
16.2
16.3
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
5.2
5.1
5.0
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
11.7
12.0
11.7
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
12.1
12.2
12.6
-
Not Stated%
-
7.7
7.3
7.4
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
645
609
572
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
21.4
21.4
19.0
-
-
Total income$m
22.1
21.4
21.0
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
33 194
35 154
33 302
-
-
Average total income$
34 278
35 166
36 691
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
531
501
474
492
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
240
249
270
267
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
219
240
249
240
Total businessesno.
-
990
990
993
999
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
69
87
87
Employing businessesno.
-
-
39
66
36
Total business entriesno.
-
-
108
153
123
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
75
96
60
Employing businessesno.
-
-
6
9
54
Total business exitsno.
-
-
81
105
114
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year