|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
2 775 |
2 767 |
2 717 |
3 093 |
2 913 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
5.8 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
5.6 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
9 259 |
11 671 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
57.9 |
85.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 250 |
7 327 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
53 973 |
56 122 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 334.4 |
2 606.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 252 |
46 445 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
63 232 |
67 793 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 392.3 |
2 692.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
37 834 |
39 710 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
5 367 |
5 729 |
5 972 |
6 455 |
6 811 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
14 |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
407 |
498 |
566 |
660 |
787 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
2 602 |
2 849 |
2 914 |
3 056 |
3 298 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
2 222 |
2 218 |
2 274 |
2 473 |
2 560 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
2 761 |
3 021 |
3 018 |
2 939 |
2 873 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 940 |
1 968 |
1 975 |
2 042 |
2 142 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
56.6 |
57.2 |
57.5 |
54.5 |
57.0 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
37 570 |
39 162 |
40 837 |
42 497 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 735 |
12 358 |
12 763 |
13 306 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 588 |
2 620 |
2 809 |
3 225 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 482 |
17 375 |
18 495 |
19 912 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 583 |
1 926 |
2 189 |
2 301 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
1 976.2 |
2 190.4 |
2 449.1 |
2 752.8 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.9 |
53.7 |
53.6 |
53.4 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.1 |
46.3 |
46.4 |
46.6 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.6 |
17.8 |
17.5 |
17.4 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
26.7 |
26.4 |
26.2 |
26.3 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
26.6 |
26.4 |
26.2 |
26.0 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.9 |
19.9 |
19.9 |
19.9 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.2 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
12.4 |
12.9 |
13.2 |
13.6 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.0 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.7 |
11.4 |
11.0 |
10.5 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.9 |
18.9 |
19.1 |
19.2 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
10.2 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.0 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.2 |
10.4 |
10.3 |
10.0 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.0 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
348.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
12 519.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
200.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
437.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
88.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
20.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
3 858 |
3 696 |
3 768 |
3 861 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
1 335 |
1 656 |
1 812 |
1 977 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
882 |
978 |
981 |
942 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
6 075 |
6 330 |
6 561 |
6 780 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
942 |
1 011 |
915 |
1 023 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
342 |
438 |
396 |
495 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
1 284 |
1 449 |
1 311 |
1 518 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
936 |
1 038 |
807 |
747 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
33 |
33 |
267 |
306 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
969 |
1 071 |
1 074 |
1 053 |
- |
|
|
|