National Regional Profile: Launceston (C) - Pt C (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615104013   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
85
85
79
57
54
Unemployment rate%
5.7
5.7
5.2
3.8
3.5
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
340
328
314
354
-
Taxable individualsno.
1 142
1 190
1 239
1 290
-
Taxable income$m
35.4
39.3
42.8
46.2
-
Average taxable income$
30 976
33 007
34 546
35 833
-
Net tax$m
7.1
8.3
9.0
10.0
-
Average net tax$
6 221
6 973
7 298
7 740
-
Average net tax ratio%
20.1
21.1
21.1
21.6
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1 022
1 046
1 059
1 152
-
Wage and salary income $m
29.7
32.4
34.1
37.2
-
Total income $m
31.1
34.1
36.1
39.0
-
Average wage and salary income$
29 011
30 952
32 233
32 294
-
Average total income$
30 471
32 569
34 107
33 857
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
56.2
54.9
55.2
55.2
-
Females%
43.8
45.1
44.8
44.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
15.7
15.7
15.8
16.8
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
18.8
18.9
17.0
17.2
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
31.5
29.4
30.5
28.5
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
24.6
25.9
26.0
25.1
-
Aged 55 years and over%
9.4
10.0
10.8
12.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
7.4
6.9
6.1
-
Professionals%
-
14.9
14.8
14.7
-
Associate Professionals%
-
4.1
4.1
4.7
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
11.9
11.4
12.2
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.3
1.9
2.2
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
16.5
18.1
17.9
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
10.3
10.5
10.6
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
7.2
7.2
7.0
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
17.3
16.2
16.1
-
Not Stated%
-
8.1
9.1
8.6
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
176
185
202
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
4.4
4.8
5.0
-
-
Total income$m
4.7
5.0
5.4
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
24 909
25 821
24 737
-
-
Average total income$
26 620
27 223
26 867
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
249
240
255
273
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
36
42
42
54
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
9
9
12
9
Total businessesno.
-
294
291
309
336
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
39
39
57
Employing businessesno.
-
-
9
15
12
Total business entriesno.
-
-
48
54
69
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
24
36
15
Employing businessesno.
-
-
0
3
6
Total business exitsno.
-
-
24
39
21
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year