National Regional Profile: Geraldton (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 53503   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
n.a.
n.a.
1 241
1 083
949
Unemployment rate%
n.a.
n.a.
7.4
6.4
5.4
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
3 460
3 563
3 686
3 573
-
Taxable individualsno.
13 346
13 557
14 050
14 545
-
Taxable income$m
464.5
497.3
542.9
598.3
-
Average taxable income$
34 808
36 684
38 638
41 138
-
Net tax$m
102.0
113.0
124.1
138.6
-
Average net tax$
7 645
8 338
8 836
9 532
-
Average net tax ratio%
22.0
22.7
22.9
23.2
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
11 516
11 574
12 055
12 435
-
Wage and salary income $m
360.8
380.3
419.4
458.7
-
Total income $m
380.7
399.1
443.2
483.9
-
Average wage and salary income$
31 333
32 861
34 793
36 889
-
Average total income$
33 056
34 480
36 762
38 911
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
55.1
54.7
54.8
54.2
-
Females%
44.9
45.3
45.2
45.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
20.2
20.6
20.3
21.0
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
23.7
22.7
22.2
21.4
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
24.6
24.6
24.4
24.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
21.2
21.5
22.3
22.1
-
Aged 55 years and over%
10.3
10.7
11.0
11.6
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
6.8
6.5
6.4
-
Professionals%
-
14.7
14.6
14.5
-
Associate Professionals%
-
7.2
7.3
7.4
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
12.4
12.6
12.9
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.4
2.3
2.2
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
15.0
15.2
15.4
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
12.6
12.3
12.4
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
10.6
10.5
10.7
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
11.2
11.5
11.5
-
Not Stated%
-
7.2
7.1
6.7
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
2 316
2 255
2 088
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
76.9
81.5
71.3
-
-
Total income$m
81.0
85.3
78.3
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
33 209
36 120
34 155
-
-
Average total income$
34 968
37 839
37 487
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
1 779
1 665
1 530
1 557
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
459
501
576
615
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
513
600
630
633
Total businessesno.
-
2 751
2 766
2 736
2 805
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
243
243
255
Employing businessesno.
-
-
111
114
147
Total business entriesno.
-
-
354
357
402
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
384
402
234
Employing businessesno.
-
-
27
18
105
Total business exitsno.
-
-
411
420
339
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year