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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployed persons |
no. |
730 |
635 |
561 |
625 |
508 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
6.1 |
5.2 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
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|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 078 |
2 417 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
15.0 |
20.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 218 |
8 266 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 257 |
9 933 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
391.0 |
401.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 121 |
40 449 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
12 335 |
12 350 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
406.0 |
421.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 915 |
34 151 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 077 |
2 137 |
2 265 |
2 401 |
2 489 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
6 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
98 |
120 |
139 |
161 |
180 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 004 |
1 030 |
1 041 |
1 040 |
1 034 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
495 |
479 |
486 |
489 |
456 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
621 |
618 |
624 |
567 |
527 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
455 |
408 |
411 |
385 |
364 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
62.5 |
59.8 |
59.7 |
61.8 |
61.8 |
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|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
32 444 |
33 527 |
34 833 |
35 852 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 442 |
16 816 |
16 344 |
17 423 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 254 |
2 362 |
2 841 |
3 549 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 193 |
16 879 |
17 780 |
18 785 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 164 |
2 723 |
2 751 |
2 867 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
372.9 |
389.4 |
404.6 |
422.7 |
- |
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|
Males |
% |
53.2 |
53.1 |
53.3 |
52.8 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.8 |
46.9 |
46.7 |
47.2 |
- |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.4 |
21.5 |
20.6 |
20.9 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
21.4 |
20.9 |
20.8 |
20.9 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.2 |
22.8 |
22.7 |
21.9 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.8 |
21.6 |
21.7 |
21.8 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.0 |
11.9 |
12.7 |
12.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
- |
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Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.5 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
10.1 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
6.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.3 |
11.1 |
11.5 |
11.1 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.3 |
19.5 |
20.1 |
20.2 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.4 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.4 |
11.7 |
11.3 |
11.5 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
15.4 |
15.6 |
15.2 |
14.6 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.4 |
9.7 |
9.5 |
9.9 |
- |
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Net worth per household |
$'000 |
286.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
2 343.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
175.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
338.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
52.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Non-employing businesses |
no. |
798 |
783 |
786 |
801 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
225 |
252 |
255 |
255 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
117 |
132 |
120 |
117 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 140 |
1 167 |
1 161 |
1 173 |
- |
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Non-employing business entries |
no. |
162 |
123 |
159 |
183 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
21 |
45 |
18 |
42 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
183 |
168 |
177 |
225 |
- |
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Non-employing business exits |
no. |
144 |
156 |
171 |
135 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
6 |
3 |
15 |
39 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
150 |
159 |
186 |
174 |
- |
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