National Regional Profile: Golden Plains (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA22490   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
290
376
384
410
357
Unemployment rate%
4.0
4.9
5.1
5.2
4.3
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
1 485
1 557
1 692
1 698
-
Taxable individualsno.
5 766
6 046
6 235
6 426
-
Taxable income$m
203.1
221.4
236.5
252.8
-
Average taxable income$
35 231
36 624
37 934
39 336
-
Net tax$m
44.4
50.3
53.6
57.3
-
Average net tax$
7 703
8 316
8 604
8 915
-
Average net tax ratio%
21.9
22.7
22.7
22.7
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
4 925
5 188
5 452
5 638
-
Wage and salary income $m
158.0
171.9
190.0
206.2
-
Total income $m
165.0
179.2
198.5
213.6
-
Average wage and salary income$
32 082
33 130
34 849
36 578
-
Average total income$
33 508
34 550
36 406
37 880
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
56.3
56.4
56.2
55.8
-
Females%
43.7
43.6
43.8
44.2
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
18.1
17.4
17.4
17.4
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
21.8
21.2
20.8
20.1
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
26.7
27.2
26.6
26.9
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
24.1
23.9
24.4
23.4
-
Aged 55 years and over%
9.3
10.2
10.8
12.2
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
8.0
8.3
8.4
-
Professionals%
-
14.4
14.4
14.2
-
Associate Professionals%
-
4.9
4.8
5.1
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
15.3
15.7
15.6
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.0
2.0
1.7
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
14.7
14.6
14.9
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
9.3
9.1
9.0
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
8.9
9.1
9.0
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
14.5
13.5
13.6
-
Not Stated%
-
8.0
8.5
8.4
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
1 110
1 077
976
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
38.6
41.1
29.8
-
-
Total income$m
39.1
40.1
31.5
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
34 745
38 202
30 521
-
-
Average total income$
35 266
37 234
32 309
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
909
846
843
849
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
258
291
336
357
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
150
165
180
171
Total businessesno.
-
1 317
1 302
1 359
1 377
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
123
165
108
Employing businessesno.
-
-
45
81
63
Total business entriesno.
-
-
168
246
171
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
156
177
117
Employing businessesno.
-
-
27
12
51
Total business exitsno.
-
-
183
189
168
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year