National Regional Profile: George Town (M) - Pt A (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615052211   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
266
278
273
207
218
Unemployment rate%
10.6
11.8
11.6
8.8
9.1
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
573
604
644
629
-
Taxable individualsno.
1 894
1 981
2 036
2 034
-
Taxable income$m
65.1
69.8
76.3
78.7
-
Average taxable income$
34 385
35 228
37 498
38 697
-
Net tax$m
14.1
15.3
16.8
17.5
-
Average net tax$
7 426
7 725
8 258
8 598
-
Average net tax ratio%
21.6
21.9
22.0
22.2
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1 776
1 829
1 878
1 875
-
Wage and salary income $m
56.4
59.9
64.2
67.0
-
Total income $m
59.6
63.0
68.3
70.3
-
Average wage and salary income$
31 766
32 731
34 193
35 733
-
Average total income$
33 579
34 427
36 341
37 503
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
61.0
60.9
60.4
59.8
-
Females%
39.0
39.1
39.6
40.2
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
17.9
18.0
17.9
17.4
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
20.8
20.4
19.2
18.0
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
27.1
25.9
25.7
25.1
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
23.9
24.6
25.3
27.1
-
Aged 55 years and over%
10.4
11.0
11.8
12.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
4.8
5.4
5.1
-
Professionals%
-
10.1
9.9
10.2
-
Associate Professionals%
-
4.1
4.5
4.7
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
15.3
15.1
15.7
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.1
1.5
1.4
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
13.1
13.5
13.6
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
7.1
6.9
6.7
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
8.7
8.9
8.9
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
25.9
25.9
25.2
-
Not Stated%
-
8.8
8.5
8.4
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
141
154
148
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
3.4
3.4
3.6
-
-
Total income$m
3.7
3.8
4.0
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
24 177
22 025
24 244
-
-
Average total income$
26 369
24 521
27 244
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
168
153
144
150
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
42
42
45
39
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
60
72
72
66
Total businessesno.
-
270
267
261
255
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
30
24
36
Employing businessesno.
-
-
18
9
9
Total business entriesno.
-
-
48
33
45
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
27
57
21
Employing businessesno.
-
-
0
6
12
Total business exitsno.
-
-
27
63
33
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year