|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
734 |
643 |
519 |
610 |
544 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
6.6 |
5.6 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 347 |
2 782 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
18.1 |
24.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 709 |
8 819 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 623 |
10 330 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
423.3 |
444.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
39 849 |
43 013 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
12 970 |
13 112 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
441.4 |
468.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 033 |
35 758 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
4 109 |
4 131 |
4 107 |
4 105 |
4 141 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
12 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
132 |
151 |
170 |
183 |
204 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 344 |
1 346 |
1 327 |
1 312 |
1 345 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
668 |
621 |
629 |
603 |
553 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
503 |
503 |
477 |
471 |
439 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
477 |
485 |
473 |
471 |
451 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
64.9 |
63.2 |
59.8 |
61.0 |
64.6 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
32 865 |
34 117 |
35 484 |
36 922 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 615 |
15 660 |
15 288 |
15 235 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 882 |
5 196 |
5 613 |
6 242 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 696 |
18 837 |
19 531 |
21 129 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 205 |
2 362 |
2 065 |
2 192 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
390.4 |
414.8 |
439.7 |
466.3 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.2 |
51.8 |
51.9 |
51.5 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.8 |
48.2 |
48.1 |
48.5 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.8 |
19.0 |
18.8 |
18.8 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
23.4 |
22.9 |
22.4 |
21.9 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.9 |
23.7 |
23.5 |
23.6 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.6 |
20.0 |
20.2 |
20.3 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.8 |
12.0 |
12.5 |
12.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.7 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
14.2 |
14.7 |
15.0 |
15.2 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.1 |
9.9 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.5 |
19.5 |
19.7 |
19.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.8 |
11.2 |
11.0 |
11.3 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
11.4 |
11.3 |
11.3 |
10.5 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.3 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
9.7 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
364.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 768.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
237.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
405.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
41.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
10.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 095 |
1 059 |
1 068 |
1 116 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
225 |
270 |
288 |
291 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
180 |
180 |
186 |
183 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 500 |
1 509 |
1 542 |
1 590 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
228 |
195 |
183 |
213 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
48 |
81 |
45 |
57 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
276 |
276 |
228 |
270 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
213 |
228 |
195 |
162 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
12 |
6 |
39 |
36 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
225 |
234 |
234 |
198 |
- |
|
|
|