National Regional Profile: E. Gippsland (S) - Bairnsdale (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 250052111   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
781
803
837
928
763
Unemployment rate%
8.0
7.7
7.5
8.1
6.9
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
3 447
3 507
3 622
3 660
-
Taxable individualsno.
9 564
10 103
10 476
10 718
-
Taxable income$m
296.4
331.9
363.0
391.5
-
Average taxable income$
30 993
32 854
34 647
36 531
-
Net tax$m
59.4
68.8
76.2
82.7
-
Average net tax$
6 206
6 808
7 277
7 719
-
Average net tax ratio%
20.0
20.7
21.0
21.1
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
7 690
8 073
8 369
8 574
-
Wage and salary income $m
214.5
235.9
254.9
270.5
-
Total income $m
228.7
253.2
273.8
290.9
-
Average wage and salary income$
27 887
29 223
30 459
31 546
-
Average total income$
29 737
31 367
32 712
33 926
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
52.0
51.9
51.9
51.9
-
Females%
48.0
48.1
48.1
48.1
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
18.5
19.0
19.3
19.5
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
19.5
18.3
17.6
17.7
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
23.7
23.1
22.9
22.1
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
25.6
25.6
25.1
24.9
-
Aged 55 years and over%
12.7
14.0
15.1
15.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
7.8
7.9
7.7
-
Professionals%
-
16.7
16.3
15.9
-
Associate Professionals%
-
7.9
7.9
8.1
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
10.7
10.8
11.2
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.0
1.8
1.6
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
15.8
15.7
16.1
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
7.1
7.3
7.3
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
11.6
12.1
11.5
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
12.3
12.4
13.2
-
Not Stated%
-
8.0
7.7
7.3
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
1 581
1 615
1 570
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
38.2
41.2
42.1
-
-
Total income$m
42.3
47.6
48.8
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
24 167
25 536
26 809
-
-
Average total income$
26 729
29 451
31 089
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
1 446
1 404
1 362
1 305
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
381
426
459
477
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
324
351
402
399
Total businessesno.
-
2 151
2 181
2 223
2 181
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
222
168
156
Employing businessesno.
-
-
78
93
123
Total business entriesno.
-
-
300
261
279
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
285
237
228
Employing businessesno.
-
-
6
9
72
Total business exitsno.
-
-
291
246
300
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year