National Regional Profile: Torres (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350106950   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
82
73
58
63
82
Unemployment rate%
6.3
5.1
3.8
4.0
5.3
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
578
497
546
554
-
Taxable individualsno.
1 123
1 012
1 066
1 116
-
Taxable income$m
39.0
36.7
40.5
43.1
-
Average taxable income$
34 719
36 308
37 965
38 604
-
Net tax$m
6.9
6.9
7.6
8.0
-
Average net tax$
6 160
6 818
7 122
7 172
-
Average net tax ratio%
17.7
18.8
18.8
18.6
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1 181
1 049
1 077
1 097
-
Wage and salary income $m
34.7
33.1
34.9
36.7
-
Total income $m
37.4
35.2
37.9
39.8
-
Average wage and salary income$
29 406
31 538
32 429
33 431
-
Average total income$
31 630
33 522
35 170
36 259
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
48.5
49.3
50.1
50.2
-
Females%
51.5
50.7
49.9
49.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
17.0
17.6
16.8
17.1
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
30.3
30.4
30.9
29.7
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
26.5
25.2
24.4
23.8
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
19.1
20.1
19.8
20.7
-
Aged 55 years and over%
7.1
6.8
8.1
8.7
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
5.5
5.2
5.2
-
Professionals%
-
23.1
20.5
17.7
-
Associate Professionals%
-
8.6
9.6
9.1
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
7.4
8.1
7.4
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
0.7
0.7
0.9
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
22.8
21.4
22.3
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
5.3
4.8
4.5
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
7.6
7.9
8.1
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
13.8
15.1
17.5
-
Not Stated%
-
5.2
6.6
7.3
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
91
87
82
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
3.0
2.9
2.8
-
-
Total income$m
3.1
2.9
3.0
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
33 143
33 364
34 618
-
-
Average total income$
33 670
33 754
35 983
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
177
138
126
120
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
21
21
27
33
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
21
33
33
39
Total businessesno.
-
219
192
186
192
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
42
33
36
Employing businessesno.
-
-
15
3
0
Total business entriesno.
-
-
57
36
36
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
51
66
33
Employing businessesno.
-
-
0
6
3
Total business exitsno.
-
-
51
72
36
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year