National Regional Profile: Yarra Ranges (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA27450   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
4 636
4 918
3 621
3 217
3 573
Unemployment rate%
5.9
6.3
4.6
4.0
4.5
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
14 094
14 565
15 345
15 295
-
Taxable individualsno.
65 139
66 276
66 766
67 220
-
Taxable income$m
2 336.7
2 463.5
2 594.3
2 719.6
-
Average taxable income$
35 873
37 170
38 857
40 458
-
Net tax$m
531.0
571.8
601.4
630.3
-
Average net tax$
8 151
8 627
9 007
9 376
-
Average net tax ratio%
22.7
23.2
23.2
23.2
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
59 461
60 056
60 501
60 734
-
Wage and salary income $m
1 964.9
2 057.1
2 158.2
2 254.9
-
Total income $m
2 065.6
2 155.4
2 252.1
2 356.3
-
Average wage and salary income$
33 045
34 253
35 673
37 127
-
Average total income$
34 739
35 890
37 223
38 797
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
53.1
52.9
52.7
52.6
-
Females%
46.9
47.1
47.3
47.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
19.6
19.5
19.4
19.5
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
22.0
21.6
21.1
20.3
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
24.7
24.2
23.9
23.5
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
23.1
23.2
23.4
23.3
-
Aged 55 years and over%
10.6
11.5
12.2
13.3
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
10.3
10.3
10.3
-
Professionals%
-
16.1
16.1
16.1
-
Associate Professionals%
-
6.1
6.2
6.2
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
13.8
13.8
13.7
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
3.4
3.2
3.0
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
17.1
17.2
17.6
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
6.0
6.1
6.1
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
9.1
9.3
9.2
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
9.4
9.4
9.6
-
Not Stated%
-
8.7
8.6
8.2
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
7 908
7 772
7 303
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
197.7
206.0
200.5
-
-
Total income$m
216.1
224.2
218.8
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
24 996
26 502
27 453
-
-
Average total income$
27 327
28 848
29 955
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
8 988
8 577
8 031
8 055
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
2 889
3 246
3 609
3 687
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
1 434
1 560
1 671
1 668
Total businessesno.
-
13 311
13 383
13 311
13 410
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
1 479
1 371
1 317
Employing businessesno.
-
-
564
666
609
Total business entriesno.
-
-
2 043
2 037
1 926
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
1 794
1 812
1 437
Employing businessesno.
-
-
75
150
513
Total business exitsno.
-
-
1 869
1 962
1 950
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year