National Regional Profile: Maroochy (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA34900   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
7 086
5 424
4 982
3 771
4 597
Unemployment rate%
11.1
8.3
7.4
5.3
6.3
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
17 071
17 770
18 656
18 943
-
Taxable individualsno.
52 609
57 224
60 906
64 202
-
Taxable income$m
1 721.2
1 980.3
2 248.5
2 495.5
-
Average taxable income$
32 717
34 606
36 917
38 870
-
Net tax$m
370.8
440.6
508.6
569.6
-
Average net tax$
7 048
7 700
8 351
8 873
-
Average net tax ratio%
21.5
22.3
22.6
22.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
42 982
46 438
49 544
52 357
-
Wage and salary income $m
1 269.5
1 424.0
1 594.6
1 754.0
-
Total income $m
1 350.8
1 526.5
1 706.2
1 883.1
-
Average wage and salary income$
29 535
30 664
32 186
33 501
-
Average total income$
31 427
32 872
34 439
35 967
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
50.6
50.6
50.5
50.4
-
Females%
49.4
49.4
49.5
49.6
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
19.4
20.3
21.0
21.7
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
22.6
22.2
21.5
20.6
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
25.2
24.5
24.3
23.5
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
22.7
22.4
22.2
22.5
-
Aged 55 years and over%
10.2
10.7
10.9
11.6
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
8.9
8.8
9.3
-
Professionals%
-
16.4
16.4
16.3
-
Associate Professionals%
-
8.1
8.1
8.2
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
11.0
11.2
11.3
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.8
2.6
2.4
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
18.5
18.5
18.5
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
5.2
5.2
5.2
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
12.3
12.3
12.6
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
9.0
9.1
8.9
-
Not Stated%
-
7.9
7.9
7.4
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
8 691
8 845
8 520
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
214.1
241.6
258.1
-
-
Total income$m
238.9
273.1
287.4
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
24 638
27 309
30 295
-
-
Average total income$
27 492
30 878
33 730
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
9 864
9 798
9 285
9 432
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
2 517
3 027
3 648
3 933
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
1 848
2 175
2 424
2 385
Total businessesno.
-
14 229
15 000
15 357
15 750
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
2 052
1 917
1 983
Employing businessesno.
-
-
930
1 020
939
Total business entriesno.
-
-
2 982
2 937
2 922
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
2 313
2 517
1 752
Employing businessesno.
-
-
90
183
699
Total business exitsno.
-
-
2 403
2 700
2 451
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year