|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
495 |
554 |
496 |
512 |
316 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
9.9 |
10.5 |
9.1 |
8.9 |
5.3 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 235 |
1 391 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
9.1 |
11.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 336 |
8 131 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 947 |
4 799 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
217.0 |
224.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 868 |
46 850 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 182 |
6 190 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
226.1 |
236.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 570 |
38 149 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 100 |
1 105 |
1 091 |
1 083 |
1 115 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
0 |
0 |
np |
4 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
63 |
73 |
76 |
76 |
93 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
425 |
437 |
414 |
419 |
428 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
375 |
361 |
375 |
335 |
324 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
304 |
299 |
286 |
263 |
233 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
223 |
212 |
218 |
183 |
177 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
68.2 |
65.3 |
68.8 |
65.8 |
64.6 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
34 079 |
35 876 |
37 579 |
39 339 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 069 |
14 510 |
12 993 |
11 806 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 171 |
4 386 |
5 167 |
5 238 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
14 484 |
16 776 |
18 527 |
20 478 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
698 |
918 |
772 |
1 082 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
190.9 |
206.7 |
224.2 |
234.9 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
55.7 |
55.9 |
55.3 |
55.2 |
- |
Females |
% |
44.3 |
44.1 |
44.7 |
44.8 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
16.9 |
17.7 |
18.1 |
17.5 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
20.6 |
19.3 |
19.2 |
19.3 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
26.0 |
25.3 |
24.6 |
23.3 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
23.6 |
24.0 |
23.5 |
24.6 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.0 |
11.7 |
12.3 |
13.1 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
12.8 |
13.2 |
12.9 |
13.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
4.8 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.6 |
13.7 |
13.7 |
14.2 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
14.3 |
14.3 |
14.5 |
14.4 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
9.2 |
9.0 |
9.3 |
9.1 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.3 |
10.9 |
10.6 |
10.8 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
18.4 |
19.1 |
19.2 |
19.0 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.5 |
7.9 |
7.6 |
7.0 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
324.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 409.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
221.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
364.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
40.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
11.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
498 |
450 |
459 |
453 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
198 |
237 |
234 |
225 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
174 |
177 |
183 |
183 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
870 |
864 |
876 |
861 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
72 |
63 |
84 |
66 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
42 |
57 |
54 |
39 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
114 |
120 |
138 |
105 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
81 |
123 |
57 |
63 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
0 |
3 |
33 |
27 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
81 |
126 |
90 |
90 |
- |
|
|
|