National Regional Profile: Paroo (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 325055800   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
65
92
91
63
77
Unemployment rate%
5.5
7.8
7.3
5.2
6.1
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
280
289
329
300
-
Taxable individualsno.
691
606
601
617
-
Taxable income$m
20.6
18.3
19.7
21.6
-
Average taxable income$
29 800
30 135
32 818
34 949
-
Net tax$m
4.0
3.5
3.9
4.2
-
Average net tax$
5 724
5 804
6 515
6 737
-
Average net tax ratio%
19.2
19.3
19.9
19.3
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
565
525
507
520
-
Wage and salary income $m
15.1
14.5
15.0
15.9
-
Total income $m
15.8
13.7
15.7
16.9
-
Average wage and salary income$
26 645
27 529
29 500
30 638
-
Average total income$
28 026
26 029
31 047
32 466
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
51.9
51.9
51.9
53.0
-
Females%
48.1
48.1
48.1
47.0
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
24.1
21.4
24.5
23.3
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
25.8
26.5
23.9
22.0
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
22.8
21.8
20.9
22.7
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
16.6
18.9
18.9
20.6
-
Aged 55 years and over%
10.6
11.5
11.8
11.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
5.6
4.5
5.8
-
Professionals%
-
14.0
15.8
14.1
-
Associate Professionals%
-
4.7
5.9
6.9
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
9.9
9.7
10.6
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.4
1.0
1.4
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
18.1
17.8
16.4
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
5.2
5.5
6.9
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
7.3
7.1
7.3
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
24.8
24.5
23.4
-
Not Stated%
-
8.2
8.3
7.1
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
269
162
178
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
8.1
4.1
4.2
-
-
Total income$m
6.6
4.4
4.8
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
30 007
25 203
23 562
-
-
Average total income$
24 643
27 315
26 873
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
201
195
156
159
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
99
102
108
93
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
30
33
45
42
Total businessesno.
-
330
330
309
294
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
21
18
36
Employing businessesno.
-
-
3
9
21
Total business entriesno.
-
-
24
27
57
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
36
54
39
Employing businessesno.
-
-
9
3
21
Total business exitsno.
-
-
45
57
60
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year