National Regional Profile: Orange (C) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 140206150   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
871
881
868
865
849
Unemployment rate%
5.2
5.0
4.7
4.6
4.3
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
3 481
3 661
3 725
3 669
-
Taxable individualsno.
15 535
15 929
16 281
16 503
-
Taxable income$m
582.4
615.2
672.1
714.4
-
Average taxable income$
37 488
38 619
41 284
43 291
-
Net tax$m
135.2
145.2
160.9
173.2
-
Average net tax$
8 704
9 114
9 882
10 493
-
Average net tax ratio%
23.2
23.6
23.9
24.2
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
14 261
14 582
14 852
14 991
-
Wage and salary income $m
484.5
510.9
552.5
576.3
-
Total income $m
506.9
531.9
576.9
604.0
-
Average wage and salary income$
33 973
35 036
37 197
38 443
-
Average total income$
35 541
36 475
38 844
40 289
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
52.9
52.3
52.1
52.0
-
Females%
47.1
47.7
47.9
48.0
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
20.0
20.0
20.1
20.6
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
23.4
23.1
22.4
22.3
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
24.4
24.0
23.9
22.8
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
21.0
21.0
21.5
22.0
-
Aged 55 years and over%
11.3
11.8
12.2
12.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
6.9
7.0
7.1
-
Professionals%
-
17.9
18.3
18.3
-
Associate Professionals%
-
5.6
6.1
6.1
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
11.3
11.5
11.9
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.4
2.3
2.3
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
15.8
16.6
16.9
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
6.6
6.8
7.3
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
10.3
9.9
10.3
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
13.1
12.3
11.5
-
Not Stated%
-
10.1
9.2
8.2
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
1 817
1 770
1 672
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
59.7
61.0
63.1
-
-
Total income$m
65.5
67.0
69.3
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
32 874
34 442
37 710
-
-
Average total income$
36 023
37 841
41 444
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
1 884
1 803
1 764
1 812
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
567
630
699
717
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
585
639
675
660
Total businessesno.
-
3 036
3 072
3 138
3 189
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
267
306
315
Employing businessesno.
-
-
174
165
147
Total business entriesno.
-
-
441
471
462
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
387
339
228
Employing businessesno.
-
-
33
21
120
Total business exitsno.
-
-
420
360
348
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year