National Regional Profile: Port Augusta (C) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 435206090   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
653
621
636
467
374
Unemployment rate%
10.3
9.9
9.9
7.3
5.6
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
1 237
1 287
1 347
1 364
-
Taxable individualsno.
5 129
5 353
5 390
5 489
-
Taxable income$m
173.6
192.4
203.7
214.3
-
Average taxable income$
33 847
35 940
37 790
39 038
-
Net tax$m
36.1
41.8
44.4
46.7
-
Average net tax$
7 044
7 802
8 238
8 504
-
Average net tax ratio%
20.8
21.7
21.8
21.8
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
4 690
4 934
4 926
5 035
-
Wage and salary income $m
150.9
169.8
178.4
187.6
-
Total income $m
157.4
176.3
185.8
196.6
-
Average wage and salary income$
32 163
34 422
36 206
37 265
-
Average total income$
33 562
35 734
37 708
39 054
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
54.2
54.5
54.1
53.7
-
Females%
45.8
45.5
45.9
46.3
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
18.4
18.8
18.0
17.9
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
22.0
20.7
21.1
20.8
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
26.5
26.6
25.4
24.7
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
23.8
23.6
24.1
24.2
-
Aged 55 years and over%
9.3
10.3
11.4
12.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
6.2
6.2
6.3
-
Professionals%
-
13.0
13.8
13.9
-
Associate Professionals%
-
7.1
7.0
7.1
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
13.4
13.8
13.4
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
1.0
1.0
0.9
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
18.6
18.7
18.1
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
8.0
8.5
9.1
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
11.2
10.8
11.2
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
12.4
12.3
12.2
-
Not Stated%
-
9.1
8.0
7.8
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
394
368
335
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
12.4
11.8
11.6
-
-
Total income$m
13.2
12.9
12.9
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
31 506
32 171
34 711
-
-
Average total income$
33 509
35 100
38 437
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
393
363
336
351
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
93
93
114
114
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
141
156
156
150
Total businessesno.
-
627
612
606
615
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
69
72
84
Employing businessesno.
-
-
45
30
27
Total business entriesno.
-
-
114
102
111
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
81
87
75
Employing businessesno.
-
-
3
6
36
Total business exitsno.
-
-
84
93
111
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year