National Regional Profile: Bowen (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA30950   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
618
581
564
552
448
Unemployment rate%
9.9
9.2
8.8
8.1
6.4
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
1 319
1 322
1 385
1 340
-
Taxable individualsno.
4 939
5 101
5 100
5 134
-
Taxable income$m
167.8
179.3
189.8
199.1
-
Average taxable income$
33 981
35 159
37 220
38 775
-
Net tax$m
36.7
40.0
42.8
44.2
-
Average net tax$
7 435
7 835
8 388
8 613
-
Average net tax ratio%
21.9
22.3
22.5
22.2
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
4 576
4 649
4 655
4 670
-
Wage and salary income $m
139.2
146.3
153.8
161.4
-
Total income $m
146.7
151.6
162.2
169.5
-
Average wage and salary income$
30 417
31 478
33 033
34 568
-
Average total income$
32 053
32 616
34 854
36 293
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
56.3
55.6
55.2
55.2
-
Females%
43.7
44.4
44.8
44.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
19.5
19.2
18.1
18.4
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
21.8
20.9
20.3
19.2
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
25.0
24.9
24.6
24.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
22.7
23.6
24.4
24.3
-
Aged 55 years and over%
11.0
11.5
12.7
14.1
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
5.9
6.0
5.6
-
Professionals%
-
8.5
8.9
9.0
-
Associate Professionals%
-
4.4
4.3
4.2
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
11.2
11.5
11.8
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
1.0
1.0
0.8
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
13.5
13.8
14.2
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
12.0
11.6
12.3
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
8.7
8.8
9.2
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
29.2
28.6
27.5
-
Not Stated%
-
5.7
5.6
5.4
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
704
650
638
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
23.7
24.8
22.6
-
-
Total income$m
22.9
24.5
24.2
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
33 615
38 119
35 475
-
-
Average total income$
32 514
37 743
37 906
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
687
615
639
645
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
132
132
147
168
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
237
282
312
300
Total businessesno.
-
1 056
1 029
1 098
1 113
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
105
111
162
Employing businessesno.
-
-
60
66
69
Total business entriesno.
-
-
165
177
231
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
135
120
102
Employing businessesno.
-
-
6
0
69
Total business exitsno.
-
-
141
120
171
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year