|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 910 |
2 092 |
2 635 |
2 456 |
2 229 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.1 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 746 |
10 572 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
55.6 |
79.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 362 |
7 485 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
38 815 |
38 699 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 613.4 |
1 717.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 566 |
44 381 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
47 561 |
49 271 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 669.0 |
1 796.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 092 |
36 464 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
8 289 |
8 389 |
8 450 |
8 678 |
8 960 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
21 |
21 |
22 |
20 |
21 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
516 |
637 |
710 |
822 |
997 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
3 495 |
3 446 |
3 365 |
3 479 |
3 598 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
2 238 |
2 259 |
2 384 |
2 229 |
2 218 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 996 |
2 069 |
2 005 |
1 862 |
1 684 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 852 |
1 797 |
1 845 |
1 948 |
1 890 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
58.0 |
56.4 |
56.2 |
59.4 |
57.7 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
36 694 |
37 899 |
39 479 |
40 957 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 983 |
13 265 |
13 117 |
13 302 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
1 532 |
1 457 |
1 627 |
1 852 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 735 |
17 555 |
19 136 |
19 835 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 716 |
1 905 |
3 421 |
2 155 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
1 506.2 |
1 589.2 |
1 695.2 |
1 828.0 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
54.1 |
54.5 |
54.5 |
54.4 |
- |
Females |
% |
45.9 |
45.5 |
45.5 |
45.6 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.5 |
19.5 |
19.1 |
18.8 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
27.9 |
28.1 |
28.6 |
29.1 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.4 |
22.0 |
21.9 |
21.8 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
18.1 |
18.1 |
17.8 |
17.7 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.4 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.6 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
16.4 |
16.9 |
17.8 |
18.7 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
7.2 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.7 |
9.4 |
9.1 |
8.7 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.3 |
18.3 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.2 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.3 |
10.6 |
10.3 |
10.0 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
12.3 |
11.9 |
10.9 |
10.4 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
467.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
15 262.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
283.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
544.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
76.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
14.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
4 878 |
4 566 |
4 440 |
4 449 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
1 608 |
1 971 |
2 085 |
2 157 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
915 |
972 |
996 |
990 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
7 401 |
7 509 |
7 521 |
7 596 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
1 098 |
918 |
900 |
972 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
393 |
465 |
474 |
420 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
1 491 |
1 383 |
1 374 |
1 392 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
1 167 |
1 233 |
960 |
936 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
39 |
84 |
300 |
381 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
1 206 |
1 317 |
1 260 |
1 317 |
- |
|
|
|