|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 077 |
1 029 |
1 122 |
973 |
1 039 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 831 |
5 808 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
35.3 |
48.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 299 |
8 353 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
22 232 |
21 621 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
956.1 |
999.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 006 |
46 231 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
27 063 |
27 429 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
991.4 |
1 048.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 632 |
38 211 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
6 458 |
6 542 |
6 529 |
6 558 |
6 771 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
14 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
122 |
141 |
151 |
178 |
206 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 667 |
1 659 |
1 576 |
1 548 |
1 585 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
889 |
867 |
812 |
776 |
692 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
790 |
777 |
729 |
648 |
582 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
927 |
897 |
875 |
831 |
793 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
62.2 |
56.7 |
60.4 |
57.0 |
60.7 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 825 |
35 346 |
36 754 |
38 181 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 064 |
16 348 |
17 941 |
18 348 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 491 |
5 888 |
6 673 |
7 424 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
19 688 |
20 703 |
21 669 |
23 040 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 520 |
2 763 |
2 691 |
3 098 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
875.4 |
933.0 |
991.7 |
1 053.0 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
50.2 |
50.4 |
49.7 |
49.7 |
- |
Females |
% |
49.8 |
49.6 |
50.3 |
50.3 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.1 |
19.2 |
18.9 |
18.6 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.2 |
21.4 |
20.7 |
20.6 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.0 |
23.0 |
22.8 |
22.8 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.3 |
20.6 |
21.1 |
21.5 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.0 |
13.1 |
13.6 |
13.5 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.5 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
9.5 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
21.0 |
21.2 |
21.8 |
22.2 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
7.9 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.9 |
18.9 |
19.4 |
18.9 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.7 |
11.0 |
10.9 |
11.1 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
8.2 |
8.4 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.2 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.5 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
396.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
7 560.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
255.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
444.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
47.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
10.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 253 |
2 151 |
2 136 |
2 220 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
498 |
567 |
621 |
660 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
303 |
336 |
336 |
351 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
3 054 |
3 054 |
3 093 |
3 231 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
405 |
402 |
324 |
381 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
63 |
105 |
102 |
141 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
468 |
507 |
426 |
522 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
450 |
420 |
354 |
336 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
15 |
27 |
45 |
87 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
465 |
447 |
399 |
423 |
- |
|
|
|