|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
325 |
302 |
323 |
262 |
184 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
8.5 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
6.0 |
4.1 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
840 |
980 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
6.6 |
9.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 893 |
9 167 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 284 |
3 265 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
127.9 |
141.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 961 |
43 339 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 124 |
4 245 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
134.6 |
150.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 633 |
35 450 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 207 |
1 200 |
1 190 |
1 182 |
1 172 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
4 |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
44 |
43 |
45 |
53 |
54 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
535 |
522 |
508 |
499 |
504 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
273 |
250 |
237 |
198 |
188 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
285 |
282 |
272 |
249 |
198 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
159 |
145 |
123 |
111 |
98 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
62.2 |
61.1 |
60.9 |
61.6 |
58.2 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
30 967 |
32 496 |
34 389 |
36 423 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 225 |
15 679 |
15 609 |
16 710 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 306 |
4 426 |
4 474 |
4 661 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 741 |
16 766 |
17 628 |
18 936 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 145 |
2 212 |
2 439 |
2 329 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
112.9 |
122.9 |
133.1 |
146.4 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.4 |
52.1 |
52.5 |
51.9 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.6 |
47.9 |
47.5 |
48.1 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.6 |
18.3 |
18.4 |
18.5 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
21.4 |
20.8 |
20.4 |
19.8 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.9 |
23.7 |
23.5 |
23.9 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.1 |
20.7 |
20.9 |
20.5 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
14.0 |
14.3 |
14.3 |
14.7 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.9 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
5.8 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
12.4 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
13.3 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.8 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.6 |
12.0 |
11.7 |
11.4 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
20.0 |
19.9 |
20.4 |
20.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.8 |
7.7 |
8.1 |
7.5 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.5 |
10.4 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
13.6 |
13.5 |
13.2 |
13.4 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.3 |
9.1 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
347.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 191.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
230.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
399.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
51.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
12.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
426 |
387 |
399 |
396 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
135 |
171 |
186 |
192 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
123 |
126 |
141 |
126 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
684 |
684 |
726 |
714 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
90 |
105 |
66 |
78 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
45 |
36 |
54 |
45 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
135 |
141 |
120 |
123 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
72 |
138 |
84 |
75 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
0 |
6 |
24 |
33 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
72 |
144 |
108 |
108 |
- |
|
|
|