|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
2 394 |
2 259 |
2 561 |
2 249 |
2 111 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.2 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 335 |
12 266 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
77.5 |
105.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 495 |
8 614 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
49 552 |
48 512 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 162.4 |
2 306.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 639 |
47 534 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
59 887 |
60 778 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 239.9 |
2 411.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
37 401 |
39 679 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
10 038 |
10 230 |
10 312 |
10 471 |
10 967 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
30 |
26 |
24 |
26 |
32 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
272 |
301 |
310 |
339 |
348 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
2 836 |
2 898 |
2 930 |
2 965 |
2 956 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 671 |
1 702 |
1 688 |
1 578 |
1 468 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
2 041 |
2 042 |
1 918 |
1 784 |
1 590 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 622 |
1 567 |
1 458 |
1 451 |
1 420 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
54.6 |
54.8 |
53.6 |
53.2 |
54.0 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
36 690 |
37 957 |
39 541 |
41 063 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 423 |
14 521 |
14 951 |
16 090 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 963 |
4 329 |
4 710 |
5 368 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
18 175 |
19 167 |
20 079 |
21 670 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 868 |
2 072 |
2 238 |
2 875 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
2 049.0 |
2 158.2 |
2 267.3 |
2 426.7 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.3 |
50.9 |
50.6 |
50.4 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.7 |
49.1 |
49.4 |
49.6 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.2 |
18.2 |
17.9 |
17.9 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.6 |
22.0 |
21.6 |
21.4 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.8 |
22.6 |
22.5 |
22.4 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.2 |
21.1 |
21.1 |
21.0 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.9 |
13.7 |
14.3 |
14.5 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
10.6 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
10.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
18.3 |
18.5 |
18.8 |
19.2 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.7 |
10.5 |
10.4 |
10.2 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.8 |
18.5 |
18.6 |
18.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.9 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
9.9 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.2 |
8.8 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
445.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
16 868.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
277.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
527.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
81.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
5 649 |
5 250 |
5 175 |
5 202 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
2 139 |
2 391 |
2 502 |
2 610 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
1 263 |
1 344 |
1 335 |
1 338 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
9 051 |
8 985 |
9 012 |
9 150 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
1 083 |
876 |
921 |
987 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
339 |
396 |
426 |
492 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
1 422 |
1 272 |
1 347 |
1 479 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
1 095 |
1 227 |
996 |
897 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
72 |
75 |
318 |
372 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
1 167 |
1 302 |
1 314 |
1 269 |
- |
|
|
|