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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployed persons |
no. |
160 |
205 |
161 |
148 |
142 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.4 |
9.5 |
7.2 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
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|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
688 |
796 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
4.6 |
6.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 738 |
7 638 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 613 |
1 542 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
56.0 |
59.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 689 |
38 518 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 301 |
2 338 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
60.6 |
65.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
26 332 |
28 005 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
702 |
707 |
694 |
698 |
724 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
0 |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
47 |
54 |
59 |
71 |
82 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
287 |
298 |
309 |
320 |
331 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
168 |
162 |
158 |
165 |
131 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
117 |
117 |
98 |
96 |
81 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
108 |
111 |
100 |
96 |
98 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
67.0 |
65.2 |
73.5 |
66.1 |
69.8 |
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|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
26 266 |
27 313 |
27 717 |
29 923 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 954 |
10 630 |
8 313 |
5 661 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 693 |
4 220 |
4 975 |
5 169 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
13 867 |
13 911 |
14 620 |
15 127 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 440 |
1 149 |
1 556 |
1 664 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
57.2 |
57.4 |
57.8 |
61.5 |
- |
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Males |
% |
54.7 |
55.3 |
54.4 |
54.1 |
- |
Females |
% |
45.3 |
44.7 |
45.6 |
45.9 |
- |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.6 |
17.4 |
18.6 |
17.8 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
16.3 |
15.9 |
15.4 |
15.3 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
25.6 |
24.7 |
23.1 |
21.1 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
25.5 |
25.8 |
25.6 |
26.8 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.6 |
13.5 |
14.9 |
16.2 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
- |
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Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.1 |
7.9 |
7.7 |
7.4 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
14.9 |
14.7 |
14.6 |
14.5 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
12.7 |
12.1 |
12.1 |
11.7 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
14.7 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
14.9 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.3 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
8.1 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
17.8 |
19.4 |
20.4 |
19.4 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.5 |
9.8 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
- |
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Net worth per household |
$'000 |
464.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 029.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
327.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
489.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
25.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
5.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Non-employing businesses |
no. |
288 |
279 |
273 |
273 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
135 |
156 |
156 |
150 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
93 |
99 |
105 |
111 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
516 |
534 |
534 |
534 |
- |
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Non-employing business entries |
no. |
39 |
36 |
27 |
24 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
18 |
30 |
39 |
15 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
57 |
66 |
66 |
39 |
- |
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Non-employing business exits |
no. |
45 |
57 |
51 |
39 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
9 |
3 |
27 |
21 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
54 |
60 |
78 |
60 |
- |
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