National Regional Profile: Geraldton (C) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 535033500   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
1 156
826
832
725
635
Unemployment rate%
10.8
7.8
8.1
7.0
6.0
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
2 170
2 220
2 276
2 177
-
Taxable individualsno.
8 488
8 537
8 776
8 966
-
Taxable income$m
295.9
312.8
338.0
368.0
-
Average taxable income$
34 859
36 641
38 510
41 044
-
Net tax$m
65.1
71.2
77.2
85.2
-
Average net tax$
7 664
8 335
8 795
9 504
-
Average net tax ratio%
22.0
22.7
22.8
23.2
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
7 375
7 347
7 581
7 712
-
Wage and salary income $m
231.4
241.4
263.1
284.4
-
Total income $m
244.0
253.5
278.1
300.0
-
Average wage and salary income$
31 370
32 860
34 709
36 882
-
Average total income$
33 087
34 502
36 684
38 896
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
55.1
54.7
54.8
54.3
-
Females%
44.9
45.3
45.2
45.7
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
20.3
20.6
20.4
21.1
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
23.8
22.7
22.2
21.5
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
24.8
24.8
24.4
24.0
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
21.0
21.4
22.2
22.0
-
Aged 55 years and over%
10.1
10.5
10.9
11.5
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
6.8
6.4
6.3
-
Professionals%
-
14.6
14.5
14.4
-
Associate Professionals%
-
7.2
7.4
7.4
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
12.4
12.7
12.9
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.4
2.3
2.2
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
15.1
15.2
15.4
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
12.6
12.4
12.5
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
10.8
10.7
10.8
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
11.0
11.4
11.4
-
Not Stated%
-
7.2
7.1
6.7
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
1 416
1 366
1 253
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
47.6
48.5
42.5
-
-
Total income$m
50.0
51.4
46.8
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
33 598
35 504
33 893
-
-
Average total income$
35 344
37 635
37 358
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
1 224
1 116
1 011
1 023
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
330
369
417
441
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
444
513
546
543
Total businessesno.
-
1 998
1 998
1 974
2 007
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
135
174
141
Employing businessesno.
-
-
90
99
108
Total business entriesno.
-
-
225
273
249
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
294
285
156
Employing businessesno.
-
-
21
9
90
Total business exitsno.
-
-
315
294
246
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year