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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployed persons |
no. |
5 755 |
4 917 |
4 955 |
5 148 |
7 214 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.7 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
25 088 |
30 661 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
158.6 |
228.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 321 |
7 456 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
126 149 |
126 841 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
5 233.2 |
5 674.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 485 |
44 733 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
151 237 |
157 502 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
5 391.8 |
5 902.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 651 |
37 477 |
- |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
35 079 |
36 328 |
37 645 |
38 962 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 756 |
13 606 |
13 949 |
14 404 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 425 |
4 460 |
4 823 |
5 736 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 945 |
17 022 |
18 689 |
20 421 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 501 |
2 498 |
2 364 |
2 775 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
4 670.1 |
5 061.8 |
5 457.2 |
5 969.2 |
- |
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|
Males |
% |
53.7 |
53.6 |
53.4 |
53.1 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.3 |
46.4 |
46.6 |
46.9 |
- |
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|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.9 |
18.9 |
18.7 |
18.7 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
24.4 |
23.9 |
23.4 |
22.9 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
26.3 |
26.0 |
25.7 |
25.5 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.3 |
20.5 |
20.7 |
21.0 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.9 |
9.5 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
- |
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Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.9 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
9.1 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
11.2 |
11.5 |
11.8 |
12.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
12.9 |
12.7 |
12.5 |
12.2 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.6 |
16.8 |
17.1 |
17.3 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
10.2 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
9.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.0 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
12.6 |
12.9 |
12.5 |
12.4 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.2 |
9.1 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
12 444 |
11 985 |
12 099 |
12 456 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
4 302 |
5 010 |
5 229 |
5 643 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
2 073 |
2 283 |
2 316 |
2 370 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
18 819 |
19 278 |
19 644 |
20 469 |
- |
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|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
2 607 |
2 610 |
2 505 |
2 706 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
969 |
1 062 |
1 068 |
1 119 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
3 576 |
3 672 |
3 573 |
3 825 |
- |
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Non-employing business exits |
no. |
3 294 |
2 958 |
2 367 |
2 415 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
117 |
186 |
771 |
723 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
3 411 |
3 144 |
3 138 |
3 138 |
- |
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