National Regional Profile: Loxton Waikerie (DC) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA43790   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
345
288
261
216
212
Unemployment rate%
5.2
4.5
4.1
3.4
3.3
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
1 578
1 481
1 539
1 596
-
Taxable individualsno.
5 256
5 180
5 210
5 191
-
Taxable income$m
171.5
169.5
175.4
183.3
-
Average taxable income$
32 626
32 721
33 670
35 305
-
Net tax$m
35.8
35.6
36.7
38.6
-
Average net tax$
6 807
6 869
7 052
7 444
-
Average net tax ratio%
20.9
21.0
20.9
21.1
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
4 418
4 440
4 413
4 443
-
Wage and salary income $m
118.6
123.5
129.5
135.3
-
Total income $m
123.6
129.2
135.3
142.2
-
Average wage and salary income$
26 847
27 818
29 342
30 456
-
Average total income$
27 983
29 100
30 654
32 005
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
56.3
56.1
55.5
54.5
-
Females%
43.8
43.9
44.5
45.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
21.2
20.2
19.2
19.9
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
21.9
21.5
20.9
20.2
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
23.7
23.6
23.5
23.3
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
22.2
22.5
22.9
22.0
-
Aged 55 years and over%
11.1
12.2
13.4
14.6
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
6.9
7.4
6.9
-
Professionals%
-
11.4
11.9
12.4
-
Associate Professionals%
-
4.1
4.6
4.8
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
8.1
8.2
8.4
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
1.1
1.1
1.2
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
12.8
13.2
13.9
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
5.5
5.7
5.9
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
9.2
8.9
8.7
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
33.0
32.1
31.2
-
Not Stated%
-
7.9
6.9
6.6
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
1 299
1 148
1 027
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
54.6
41.5
34.5
-
-
Total income$m
51.0
44.1
39.1
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
42 041
36 122
33 558
-
-
Average total income$
39 279
38 384
38 082
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
804
771
705
705
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
315
357
405
369
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
360
363
375
396
Total businessesno.
-
1 479
1 491
1 485
1 470
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
105
75
102
Employing businessesno.
-
-
60
63
66
Total business entriesno.
-
-
165
138
168
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
129
174
90
Employing businessesno.
-
-
12
27
72
Total business exitsno.
-
-
141
201
162
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year