National Regional Profile: Wangaratta (RC) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA26700   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
730
693
623
739
877
Unemployment rate%
5.2
5.0
4.4
5.1
6.0
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
3 307
3 496
3 630
3 505
-
Taxable individualsno.
11 409
11 680
11 858
12 290
-
Taxable income$m
375.8
401.4
426.9
463.3
-
Average taxable income$
32 943
34 369
36 002
37 694
-
Net tax$m
78.7
87.8
92.9
101.8
-
Average net tax$
6 899
7 516
7 838
8 281
-
Average net tax ratio%
20.9
21.9
21.8
22.0
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
10 113
10 358
10 471
10 722
-
Wage and salary income $m
295.7
315.5
330.5
351.2
-
Total income $m
314.4
333.0
351.2
373.0
-
Average wage and salary income$
29 237
30 460
31 563
32 758
-
Average total income$
31 093
32 148
33 540
34 791
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
53.6
53.2
52.9
53.1
-
Females%
46.4
46.8
47.1
46.9
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
19.1
19.1
19.0
19.7
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
21.1
21.2
20.4
19.9
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
24.4
23.6
23.6
22.5
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
23.7
23.9
24.4
24.4
-
Aged 55 years and over%
11.7
12.2
12.6
13.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
7.3
7.2
7.3
-
Professionals%
-
17.0
17.1
17.2
-
Associate Professionals%
-
6.5
7.1
6.5
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
12.0
12.1
12.0
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.1
2.0
2.0
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
13.9
13.9
14.5
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
7.4
7.3
7.4
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
9.9
10.2
10.7
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
16.8
16.3
16.0
-
Not Stated%
-
7.3
6.8
6.5
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
1 624
1 537
1 513
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
42.0
38.8
42.3
-
-
Total income$m
46.4
43.2
47.1
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
25 863
25 263
27 945
-
-
Average total income$
28 579
28 079
31 137
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
1 695
1 692
1 593
1 704
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
591
642
699
702
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
399
429
459
489
Total businessesno.
-
2 685
2 763
2 751
2 895
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
183
210
249
Employing businessesno.
-
-
96
114
99
Total business entriesno.
-
-
279
324
348
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
273
261
171
Employing businessesno.
-
-
33
27
105
Total business exitsno.
-
-
306
288
276
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year