National Regional Profile: Yarra Ranges (S) - Central (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205607451   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
673
787
584
482
543
Unemployment rate%
9.0
10.7
7.8
6.4
7.2
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
1 566
1 599
1 715
1 761
-
Taxable individualsno.
6 401
6 542
6 590
6 691
-
Taxable income$m
207.8
219.9
232.3
246.6
-
Average taxable income$
32 469
33 612
35 254
36 852
-
Net tax$m
44.0
47.3
50.1
53.7
-
Average net tax$
6 880
7 226
7 605
8 022
-
Average net tax ratio%
21.2
21.5
21.6
21.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
5 726
5 823
5 852
5 976
-
Wage and salary income $m
172.1
181.5
189.7
200.8
-
Total income $m
180.0
190.4
198.6
210.6
-
Average wage and salary income$
30 046
31 172
32 417
33 599
-
Average total income$
31 436
32 695
33 943
35 238
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
55.3
54.4
53.8
53.4
-
Females%
44.7
45.6
46.2
46.6
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
18.6
18.6
18.5
18.9
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
22.4
21.6
20.6
19.4
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
25.9
25.4
25.2
24.8
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
22.3
22.7
23.5
23.5
-
Aged 55 years and over%
10.7
11.7
12.3
13.3
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
9.1
8.9
8.9
-
Professionals%
-
12.5
12.4
12.6
-
Associate Professionals%
-
4.7
5.0
5.2
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
15.3
14.7
14.9
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
3.0
2.6
2.5
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
14.7
15.4
15.6
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
8.5
8.8
8.7
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
7.6
8.2
7.9
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
14.6
13.9
14.0
-
Not Stated%
-
9.9
10.1
9.7
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
976
945
911
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
21.1
22.4
22.3
-
-
Total income$m
23.0
24.3
24.4
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
21 650
23 686
24 460
-
-
Average total income$
23 574
25 676
26 743
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
915
897
834
828
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
285
309
354
363
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
132
147
156
141
Total businessesno.
-
1 332
1 353
1 344
1 332
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
168
132
108
Employing businessesno.
-
-
30
63
60
Total business entriesno.
-
-
198
195
168
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
210
138
150
Employing businessesno.
-
-
18
18
51
Total business exitsno.
-
-
228
156
201
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year