National Regional Profile: Meander Valley (M) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615104212   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
378
419
380
246
219
Unemployment rate%
7.9
8.7
7.7
5.0
4.4
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
1 233
1 300
1 325
1 321
-
Taxable individualsno.
3 798
3 905
3 991
4 085
-
Taxable income$m
120.8
124.9
135.3
147.7
-
Average taxable income$
31 804
31 976
33 904
36 154
-
Net tax$m
24.4
25.9
28.3
31.3
-
Average net tax$
6 414
6 633
7 080
7 666
-
Average net tax ratio%
20.2
20.7
20.9
21.2
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
3 026
3 130
3 161
3 296
-
Wage and salary income $m
85.6
90.6
95.8
103.4
-
Total income $m
90.7
95.0
100.9
108.8
-
Average wage and salary income$
28 273
28 929
30 319
31 366
-
Average total income$
29 959
30 359
31 924
33 014
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
55.9
54.9
56.0
55.5
-
Females%
44.1
45.1
44.0
44.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
20.2
19.6
19.2
19.5
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
20.8
20.0
18.9
18.5
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
24.3
24.1
24.2
23.8
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
23.8
24.8
25.9
25.2
-
Aged 55 years and over%
10.9
11.5
11.9
13.0
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
7.3
6.8
6.5
-
Professionals%
-
13.6
13.8
12.7
-
Associate Professionals%
-
5.0
5.2
5.3
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
9.8
10.2
11.3
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
1.8
1.6
1.5
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
16.3
16.9
17.1
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
9.9
10.3
9.7
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
9.1
8.8
9.2
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
19.1
19.1
19.3
-
Not Stated%
-
8.1
7.3
7.4
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
951
917
879
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
29.7
24.9
23.7
-
-
Total income$m
29.7
26.6
26.3
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
31 196
27 131
27 004
-
-
Average total income$
31 210
28 959
29 926
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
693
726
696
720
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
183
198
222
225
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
162
165
180
177
Total businessesno.
-
1 038
1 089
1 098
1 122
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
75
84
114
Employing businessesno.
-
-
36
36
66
Total business entriesno.
-
-
111
120
180
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
87
102
108
Employing businessesno.
-
-
3
3
42
Total business exitsno.
-
-
90
105
150
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year