|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 215 |
998 |
932 |
1 010 |
810 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
9.1 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
7.3 |
5.7 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 939 |
3 555 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
21.3 |
29.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 233 |
8 303 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
13 462 |
13 347 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
520.3 |
558.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 648 |
41 850 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
16 401 |
16 902 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
541.5 |
588.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
33 018 |
34 794 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
4 332 |
4 336 |
4 284 |
4 296 |
4 310 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
18 |
22 |
19 |
17 |
19 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
149 |
134 |
173 |
198 |
237 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 883 |
1 891 |
1 926 |
1 963 |
2 025 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
878 |
875 |
923 |
874 |
830 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
817 |
833 |
821 |
763 |
696 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
733 |
683 |
630 |
683 |
650 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
65.6 |
61.7 |
63.8 |
61.7 |
64.4 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
32 931 |
34 365 |
35 647 |
37 154 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 911 |
13 521 |
13 482 |
14 268 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 510 |
2 412 |
2 580 |
2 897 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 549 |
17 809 |
18 823 |
20 026 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 025 |
1 916 |
1 995 |
2 061 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
470.5 |
501.9 |
539.9 |
583.7 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.7 |
51.5 |
51.6 |
51.3 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.3 |
48.5 |
48.4 |
48.7 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.6 |
18.6 |
18.3 |
18.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
27.5 |
27.6 |
27.2 |
27.0 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.4 |
21.9 |
22.2 |
22.6 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
18.8 |
18.8 |
18.7 |
18.5 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.9 |
11.3 |
11.8 |
11.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.5 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
6.4 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
16.8 |
17.4 |
18.2 |
19.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
7.0 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.7 |
9.1 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.4 |
19.2 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.8 |
9.8 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
12.0 |
11.9 |
11.9 |
11.5 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.4 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
285.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 620.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
196.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
333.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
48.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
14.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 143 |
1 080 |
1 089 |
1 161 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
303 |
351 |
366 |
444 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
189 |
201 |
219 |
216 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 635 |
1 632 |
1 674 |
1 821 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
243 |
195 |
264 |
252 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
33 |
72 |
75 |
72 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
276 |
267 |
339 |
324 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
249 |
261 |
204 |
231 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
18 |
12 |
63 |
60 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
267 |
273 |
267 |
291 |
- |
|
|
|