National Regional Profile: Yarra Ranges (S) - Dandenongs (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205607452   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
933
971
718
646
712
Unemployment rate%
5.4
5.6
4.1
3.6
4.0
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
3 003
3 101
3 237
3 146
-
Taxable individualsno.
14 432
14 564
14 574
14 620
-
Taxable income$m
527.0
551.2
576.2
631.5
-
Average taxable income$
36 514
37 846
39 533
43 195
-
Net tax$m
121.2
129.5
135.1
153.2
-
Average net tax$
8 395
8 891
9 266
10 481
-
Average net tax ratio%
23.0
23.5
23.4
24.3
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
13 252
13 292
13 298
13 372
-
Wage and salary income $m
445.5
462.9
482.4
529.5
-
Total income $m
468.5
485.1
502.9
553.5
-
Average wage and salary income$
33 619
34 829
36 275
39 595
-
Average total income$
35 357
36 494
37 819
41 389
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
52.8
52.7
52.5
51.8
-
Females%
47.2
47.3
47.5
48.2
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
19.9
19.8
19.7
18.1
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
22.1
21.8
21.3
18.7
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
24.5
23.8
23.6
23.6
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
23.2
23.2
23.3
26.3
-
Aged 55 years and over%
10.4
11.4
12.0
13.3
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
10.6
10.5
11.4
-
Professionals%
-
16.7
16.6
22.8
-
Associate Professionals%
-
6.3
6.3
6.5
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
13.7
13.8
11.3
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
3.4
3.2
3.0
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
17.5
17.5
17.5
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
5.6
5.6
4.6
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
9.3
9.6
8.0
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
8.4
8.5
6.6
-
Not Stated%
-
8.5
8.4
8.4
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
1 654
1 610
1 507
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
42.6
44.0
42.4
-
-
Total income$m
46.4
47.8
46.3
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
25 790
27 292
28 140
-
-
Average total income$
28 087
29 670
30 732
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
1 992
1 908
1 758
1 734
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
606
660
756
789
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
234
261
273
273
Total businessesno.
-
2 832
2 829
2 787
2 796
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
303
252
282
Employing businessesno.
-
-
99
159
117
Total business entriesno.
-
-
402
411
399
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
387
423
324
Employing businessesno.
-
-
18
18
135
Total business exitsno.
-
-
405
441
459
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year