National Regional Profile: Atherton (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350100200   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
462
371
293
321
446
Unemployment rate%
9.1
7.2
5.4
5.8
8.1
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
1 378
1 410
1 476
1 714
-
Taxable individualsno.
4 040
4 168
4 308
4 842
-
Taxable income$m
130.5
138.5
149.1
179.7
-
Average taxable income$
32 311
33 240
34 614
37 107
-
Net tax$m
26.5
28.5
30.8
37.9
-
Average net tax$
6 560
6 832
7 152
7 830
-
Average net tax ratio%
20.3
20.6
20.7
21.1
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
3 373
3 452
3 570
4 040
-
Wage and salary income $m
98.9
101.7
109.5
130.4
-
Total income $m
103.3
107.1
115.1
138.9
-
Average wage and salary income$
29 329
29 459
30 660
32 270
-
Average total income$
30 637
31 035
32 248
34 391
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
52.4
51.8
51.8
52.4
-
Females%
47.6
48.2
48.2
47.6
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
19.9
20.6
20.2
20.2
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
20.5
19.3
18.7
18.4
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
25.1
24.4
24.7
23.4
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
22.8
23.3
23.7
24.3
-
Aged 55 years and over%
11.7
12.3
12.7
13.7
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
6.0
6.5
6.9
-
Professionals%
-
16.0
15.9
15.5
-
Associate Professionals%
-
6.0
6.5
6.6
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
11.7
11.7
12.5
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
1.6
1.5
1.5
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
18.9
18.3
17.9
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
6.6
6.8
7.1
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
11.4
11.5
10.9
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
15.1
14.8
15.1
-
Not Stated%
-
6.7
6.5
6.0
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
915
876
844
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
27.1
27.9
29.8
-
-
Total income$m
28.0
29.2
29.1
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
29 660
31 803
35 264
-
-
Average total income$
30 610
33 321
34 490
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
756
702
675
660
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
249
258
279
282
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
249
279
297
300
Total businessesno.
-
1 254
1 239
1 251
1 242
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
87
90
102
Employing businessesno.
-
-
36
45
57
Total business entriesno.
-
-
123
135
159
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
123
147
93
Employing businessesno.
-
-
12
6
54
Total business exitsno.
-
-
135
153
147
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year