National Regional Profile: Lower Murrumbidgee (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 15015   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
1 057
1 186
978
1 065
1 389
Unemployment rate%
4.7
4.9
3.9
4.4
5.6
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
4 402
4 513
4 839
5 116
-
Taxable individualsno.
19 776
19 820
19 915
19 779
-
Taxable income$m
690.8
722.3
749.6
765.6
-
Average taxable income$
34 931
36 443
37 641
38 710
-
Net tax$m
152.2
163.5
168.5
171.5
-
Average net tax$
7 697
8 250
8 461
8 670
-
Average net tax ratio%
22.0
22.6
22.5
22.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
16 578
16 467
16 491
16 719
-
Wage and salary income $m
503.5
518.4
545.1
571.9
-
Total income $m
530.2
544.2
572.3
599.4
-
Average wage and salary income$
30 372
31 478
33 052
34 204
-
Average total income$
31 980
33 046
34 702
35 849
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
55.8
55.2
54.9
54.9
-
Females%
44.2
44.8
45.1
45.1
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
22.0
21.4
21.5
21.7
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
25.4
24.8
24.2
23.3
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
24.4
24.3
23.7
23.4
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
18.6
19.4
19.7
20.1
-
Aged 55 years and over%
9.6
10.2
10.9
11.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
8.2
7.9
8.0
-
Professionals%
-
12.0
12.2
12.2
-
Associate Professionals%
-
4.8
5.0
5.2
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
11.2
11.2
11.1
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
1.8
1.8
1.8
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
13.7
14.1
14.2
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
7.0
6.8
6.7
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
9.1
9.0
9.4
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
22.5
22.8
23.1
-
Not Stated%
-
9.6
9.1
8.1
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
4 586
4 329
4 072
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
165.4
168.5
144.4
-
-
Total income$m
168.2
166.2
152.4
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
36 063
38 920
35 471
-
-
Average total income$
36 675
38 400
37 436
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
3 093
3 048
2 931
3 006
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
1 026
1 095
1 194
1 149
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
927
975
1 071
1 092
Total businessesno.
-
5 046
5 118
5 196
5 247
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
492
414
438
Employing businessesno.
-
-
192
282
261
Total business entriesno.
-
-
684
696
699
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
513
585
333
Employing businessesno.
-
-
45
63
204
Total business exitsno.
-
-
558
648
537
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year