|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
293 |
288 |
250 |
181 |
180 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
12.6 |
11.5 |
10.1 |
6.8 |
6.5 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
352 |
479 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
5 779 |
7 236 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 883 |
1 936 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
81.4 |
94.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 214 |
48 609 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 235 |
2 415 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
83.4 |
97.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
37 318 |
40 403 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
371 |
362 |
349 |
352 |
332 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
256 |
253 |
247 |
221 |
220 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
230 |
198 |
215 |
169 |
124 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
73 |
79 |
76 |
69 |
50 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
176 |
150 |
135 |
123 |
135 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
66.6 |
64.6 |
60.6 |
64.0 |
62.3 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 776 |
35 155 |
37 313 |
38 298 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
20 030 |
16 801 |
24 190 |
26 645 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 445 |
3 870 |
4 057 |
6 986 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 923 |
20 692 |
19 272 |
20 309 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 367 |
2 366 |
2 144 |
2 533 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
68.8 |
74.6 |
83.5 |
96.3 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.7 |
53.0 |
53.2 |
53.6 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.3 |
47.0 |
46.8 |
46.4 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.9 |
22.4 |
21.8 |
25.4 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
31.7 |
31.2 |
31.6 |
29.9 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.3 |
23.0 |
22.1 |
20.6 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
14.9 |
14.7 |
15.2 |
15.3 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
7.9 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.0 |
7.9 |
7.7 |
6.9 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
25.8 |
25.2 |
25.2 |
25.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.0 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
7.1 |
7.1 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.0 |
16.3 |
17.3 |
17.2 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
3.6 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
9.2 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
9.9 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
12.0 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
12.8 |
12.8 |
11.5 |
10.7 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
337.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
600.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
243.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
396.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
59.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
531 |
492 |
504 |
504 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
186 |
210 |
219 |
228 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
225 |
246 |
255 |
258 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
942 |
948 |
978 |
990 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
81 |
81 |
87 |
78 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
51 |
51 |
69 |
63 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
132 |
132 |
156 |
141 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
141 |
90 |
87 |
93 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
3 |
15 |
30 |
39 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
144 |
105 |
117 |
132 |
- |
|
|
|