|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
729 |
871 |
810 |
819 |
540 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.0 |
8.0 |
7.1 |
6.8 |
4.4 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 487 |
2 998 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
18.0 |
25.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 251 |
8 329 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 462 |
10 166 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
436.1 |
442.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 682 |
43 512 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
12 949 |
13 164 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
454.1 |
467.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 069 |
35 500 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 870 |
2 972 |
2 972 |
3 002 |
3 113 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
13 |
11 |
8 |
11 |
13 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
122 |
128 |
159 |
168 |
182 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
941 |
949 |
972 |
967 |
990 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
589 |
552 |
602 |
589 |
546 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
608 |
614 |
641 |
588 |
548 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
443 |
455 |
474 |
464 |
431 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
63.3 |
63.1 |
59.3 |
61.3 |
62.5 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
34 322 |
35 606 |
36 476 |
37 491 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 501 |
14 734 |
12 505 |
13 138 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 974 |
4 440 |
4 770 |
5 213 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 177 |
16 054 |
17 869 |
19 211 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 344 |
1 514 |
1 646 |
1 758 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
400.1 |
427.1 |
445.0 |
467.8 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.7 |
53.2 |
53.0 |
52.4 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.3 |
46.8 |
47.0 |
47.6 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.2 |
18.0 |
17.7 |
17.9 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
24.7 |
24.3 |
23.4 |
22.2 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.0 |
23.7 |
23.5 |
23.4 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.6 |
20.7 |
21.1 |
21.3 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.7 |
11.5 |
12.1 |
12.9 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.8 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
13.9 |
13.8 |
13.9 |
13.9 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.4 |
13.3 |
13.0 |
12.6 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.3 |
16.5 |
16.2 |
16.7 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.9 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.2 |
10.3 |
10.7 |
11.0 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
12.6 |
12.8 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.0 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
354.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 160.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
222.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
407.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
52.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
13.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
726 |
666 |
681 |
702 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
321 |
357 |
363 |
405 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
234 |
243 |
237 |
228 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 281 |
1 266 |
1 281 |
1 335 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
186 |
150 |
129 |
132 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
60 |
60 |
63 |
60 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
246 |
210 |
192 |
192 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
231 |
189 |
129 |
162 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
6 |
12 |
42 |
54 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
237 |
201 |
171 |
216 |
- |
|
|
|