|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
514 |
434 |
418 |
449 |
334 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
3.4 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 353 |
2 801 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
15.1 |
21.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 397 |
7 596 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
14 127 |
13 761 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
611.0 |
640.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 248 |
46 574 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
16 480 |
16 562 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
626.0 |
662.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
37 986 |
39 982 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 706 |
1 810 |
1 833 |
1 903 |
2 039 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
74 |
88 |
93 |
110 |
108 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
810 |
826 |
820 |
854 |
895 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
339 |
314 |
339 |
320 |
310 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
568 |
579 |
527 |
485 |
428 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
424 |
404 |
366 |
372 |
341 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
57.0 |
52.8 |
55.9 |
59.5 |
62.6 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
36 894 |
38 575 |
39 776 |
41 349 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 457 |
15 507 |
16 607 |
18 306 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 583 |
2 821 |
3 371 |
4 102 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 486 |
16 467 |
17 323 |
18 086 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 089 |
2 325 |
2 605 |
2 586 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
571.3 |
606.0 |
633.8 |
670.2 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
50.6 |
50.5 |
50.3 |
49.9 |
- |
Females |
% |
49.4 |
49.5 |
49.7 |
50.1 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.2 |
19.9 |
19.9 |
19.8 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
21.2 |
19.6 |
18.6 |
17.5 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
28.0 |
27.7 |
26.7 |
25.6 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.6 |
22.8 |
23.3 |
24.5 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.2 |
9.3 |
10.5 |
11.4 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
10.5 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
10.3 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
15.6 |
15.7 |
16.0 |
16.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.0 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
8.1 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.1 |
8.9 |
9.1 |
8.9 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.9 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
20.6 |
20.7 |
20.5 |
20.6 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.8 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
11.3 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
7.1 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.3 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
10.3 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
344.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 364.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
203.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
431.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
86.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
20.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
975 |
978 |
987 |
1 002 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
234 |
294 |
297 |
321 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
150 |
159 |
156 |
180 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 359 |
1 431 |
1 440 |
1 503 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
171 |
186 |
216 |
153 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
51 |
78 |
66 |
75 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
222 |
264 |
282 |
228 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
180 |
183 |
168 |
141 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
9 |
9 |
57 |
39 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
189 |
192 |
225 |
180 |
- |
|
|
|