National Regional Profile: Meekatharra (S) (Statistical Local Area)
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 535105250
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ECONOMY
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Unemployed persons no. 99
73
68
53
51
Unemployment rate % 8.3
7.6
7.8
6.0
5.6
Non-taxable individuals no. 135
148
141
138
-
Taxable individuals no. 394
352
324
289
-
Taxable income $m 16.8
14.7
13.5
12.5
-
Average taxable income $ 42 716
41 704
41 594
43 397
-
Net tax $m 3.6
3.2
2.9
2.7
-
Average net tax $ 9 176
9 158
8 886
9 335
-
Average net tax ratio % 21.5
22.0
21.4
21.5
-
Wage and salary earners no. 397
350
313
272
-
Wage and salary income $m 14.6
13.1
12.0
10.3
-
Total income $m 14.9
13.4
12.1
10.7
-
Average wage and salary income $ 36 654
37 473
38 235
37 975
-
Average total income $ 37 640
38 253
38 614
39 288
-
Males % 57.7
55.3
50.5
50.7
-
Females % 42.3
44.7
49.5
49.3
-
Aged 15 years to 24 years % 16.4
17.4
16.3
15.6
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years % 26.4
24.5
24.6
22.6
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years % 28.7
26.8
27.8
25.6
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years % 17.9
20.2
19.8
23.0
-
Aged 55 years and over % 10.6
11.1
11.5
13.3
-
Managers and Administrators % -
6.3
9.6
9.6
-
Professionals % -
21.7
23.0
23.5
-
Associate Professionals % -
9.1
8.6
8.8
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers % -
9.7
4.8
8.5
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers % -
1.4
0.0
0.0
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers % -
12.6
14.7
13.2
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers % -
8.3
10.5
7.7
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers % -
7.4
6.4
6.6
-
Labourers and Related Workers % -
13.7
14.1
16.2
-
Not Stated % -
9.7
8.3
5.9
-
Persons with own unincorporated business no. 69
55
43
-
-
Own unincorporated business income $m 3.3
1.6
1.3
-
-
Total income $m 2.8
1.7
1.5
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income $ 48 237
28 515
31 132
-
-
Average total income $ 40 580
31 149
35 020
-
-
Non-employing businesses no. -
51
48
48
45
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no. -
18
18
21
24
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no. -
12
15
15
12
Total businesses no. -
81
81
84
81
Non-employing businesses no. -
-
9
12
6
Employing businesses no. -
-
6
3
9
Total business entries no. -
-
15
15
15
Non-employing businesses no. -
-
12
24
0
Employing businesses no. -
-
3
3
0
Total business exits no. -
-
15
27
0
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year