National Regional Profile: Shark Bay (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 535057770   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
44
24
24
19
15
Unemployment rate%
8.9
4.4
4.3
3.4
2.6
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
126
133
117
119
-
Taxable individualsno.
312
336
335
326
-
Taxable income$m
11.1
11.9
12.3
12.7
-
Average taxable income$
35 538
35 321
36 695
38 869
-
Net tax$m
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
-
Average net tax$
6 594
6 619
6 886
7 355
-
Average net tax ratio%
18.6
18.7
18.8
18.9
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
306
323
302
288
-
Wage and salary income $m
9.3
10.0
9.6
10.3
-
Total income $m
9.7
10.4
10.1
11.0
-
Average wage and salary income$
30 450
30 893
31 932
35 721
-
Average total income$
31 593
32 085
33 323
38 085
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
50.3
48.8
50.2
47.2
-
Females%
49.7
51.2
49.8
52.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
11.8
14.6
12.9
10.7
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
23.2
22.4
19.8
21.7
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
29.7
29.8
29.7
28.3
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
24.5
23.9
24.4
25.9
-
Aged 55 years and over%
10.8
9.3
13.2
13.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
7.9
6.0
8.6
-
Professionals%
-
15.2
14.3
12.3
-
Associate Professionals%
-
7.3
11.0
9.6
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
8.2
9.7
8.9
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
1.8
2.0
2.4
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
17.7
16.3
15.1
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
11.0
11.0
13.0
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
7.9
6.7
8.9
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
14.0
14.3
13.7
-
Not Stated%
-
8.8
8.7
7.5
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
64
65
70
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
1.4
1.6
2.0
-
-
Total income$m
1.7
1.7
2.3
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
22 599
25 100
28 948
-
-
Average total income$
25 888
26 911
33 097
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
33
39
33
33
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
15
15
15
24
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
18
21
21
18
Total businessesno.
-
66
75
69
75
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
6
0
3
Employing businessesno.
-
-
6
6
12
Total business entriesno.
-
-
12
6
15
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
3
12
6
Employing businessesno.
-
-
0
0
6
Total business exitsno.
-
-
3
12
12
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year