National Regional Profile: Kent (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 515054480   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
n.p.
n.p.
n.p.
n.p.
n.p.
Unemployment rate%
n.p.
n.p.
n.p.
n.p.
n.p.
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
125
101
75
80
-
Taxable individualsno.
274
315
314
281
-
Taxable income$m
8.1
12.3
16.0
12.4
-
Average taxable income$
29 449
39 176
50 841
44 185
-
Net tax$m
1.4
2.4
3.5
3.0
-
Average net tax$
5 265
7 548
11 192
10 778
-
Average net tax ratio%
17.9
19.3
22.0
24.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
168
167
148
122
-
Wage and salary income $m
3.9
4.0
4.0
3.5
-
Total income $m
4.0
4.1
3.9
4.6
-
Average wage and salary income$
22 904
24 023
27 073
28 416
-
Average total income$
23 736
24 283
26 224
37 932
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
50.9
51.8
48.6
53.3
-
Females%
49.1
48.2
51.4
46.7
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
33.9
33.5
29.2
27.5
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
31.5
33.5
34.0
30.0
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
19.4
19.5
21.5
27.5
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
12.1
9.1
11.8
5.0
-
Aged 55 years and over%
3.0
4.3
3.5
10.0
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
7.1
9.3
12.3
-
Professionals%
-
12.4
17.3
9.8
-
Associate Professionals%
-
3.0
3.3
4.1
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
10.7
6.0
7.4
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
3.0
3.3
0.0
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
14.2
13.3
13.1
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
7.1
6.0
10.7
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
3.0
0.0
4.1
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
24.9
29.3
29.5
-
Not Stated%
-
14.8
12.0
9.0
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
136
183
186
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
4.6
9.2
12.5
-
-
Total income$m
4.8
9.0
12.1
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
33 624
50 296
67 034
-
-
Average total income$
35 579
49 222
64 834
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
42
54
51
54
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
24
24
21
12
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
12
12
15
15
Total businessesno.
-
78
90
87
81
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
12
6
9
Employing businessesno.
-
-
3
6
6
Total business entriesno.
-
-
15
12
15
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
12
12
12
Employing businessesno.
-
-
0
3
9
Total business exitsno.
-
-
12
15
21
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year