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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployed persons |
no. |
14 993 |
12 255 |
11 550 |
12 883 |
10 767 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
8.7 |
6.9 |
6.4 |
7.1 |
5.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
32 729 |
39 150 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
226.0 |
319.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 905 |
8 149 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
158 785 |
156 023 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
6 155.8 |
6 491.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 768 |
41 603 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
191 514 |
195 173 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
6 381.8 |
6 810.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
33 323 |
34 892 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
Carers Payment |
no. |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
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|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
32 912 |
34 274 |
35 455 |
36 790 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 053 |
15 010 |
15 407 |
16 044 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 387 |
2 542 |
2 871 |
3 335 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 613 |
17 208 |
18 101 |
19 249 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 365 |
2 396 |
2 374 |
2 620 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
5 638.6 |
6 016.5 |
6 371.3 |
6 799.5 |
- |
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|
Males |
% |
53.7 |
53.4 |
53.2 |
52.8 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.3 |
46.6 |
46.8 |
47.2 |
- |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.4 |
20.6 |
20.3 |
20.2 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
23.5 |
23.1 |
22.8 |
22.7 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.0 |
23.5 |
23.4 |
23.1 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.7 |
20.6 |
20.7 |
20.7 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.2 |
10.8 |
11.4 |
11.7 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
- |
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Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.9 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
12.1 |
12.2 |
12.5 |
12.9 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.5 |
10.4 |
10.3 |
10.1 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.4 |
18.5 |
18.7 |
18.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.6 |
10.7 |
10.8 |
10.9 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
15.0 |
15.1 |
14.8 |
14.4 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.9 |
10.6 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
- |
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Net worth per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
13 542 |
12 996 |
12 819 |
13 365 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
3 267 |
3 897 |
4 008 |
4 341 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
2 484 |
2 724 |
2 781 |
2 820 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
19 293 |
19 617 |
19 608 |
20 526 |
- |
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Non-employing business entries |
no. |
2 781 |
2 430 |
2 604 |
2 811 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
711 |
936 |
807 |
846 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
3 492 |
3 366 |
3 411 |
3 657 |
- |
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Non-employing business exits |
no. |
2 733 |
2 943 |
2 499 |
2 334 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
96 |
120 |
657 |
669 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
2 829 |
3 063 |
3 156 |
3 003 |
- |
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