|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
969 |
904 |
749 |
734 |
540 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.2 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 216 |
4 898 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
32.1 |
42.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 604 |
8 694 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
19 602 |
19 177 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
856.2 |
910.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 680 |
47 462 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
23 818 |
24 075 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
888.3 |
952.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
37 294 |
39 575 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
6 011 |
6 206 |
6 323 |
6 462 |
6 644 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
13 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
13 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
232 |
280 |
291 |
351 |
385 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 411 |
1 392 |
1 306 |
1 249 |
1 287 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
864 |
798 |
767 |
665 |
583 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
570 |
589 |
564 |
527 |
450 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
740 |
693 |
597 |
542 |
484 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
57.5 |
58.6 |
58.3 |
59.2 |
59.8 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
37 115 |
38 771 |
40 096 |
41 776 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 701 |
14 145 |
14 672 |
15 780 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 483 |
4 955 |
5 305 |
5 888 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 876 |
17 526 |
18 887 |
20 319 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 616 |
1 840 |
1 440 |
2 151 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
829.9 |
867.4 |
901.2 |
961.6 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.5 |
52.4 |
52.2 |
51.8 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.5 |
47.6 |
47.8 |
48.2 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.2 |
17.2 |
17.2 |
16.8 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
25.5 |
24.7 |
23.8 |
23.7 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.2 |
22.4 |
22.6 |
23.2 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.0 |
19.1 |
19.4 |
19.3 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.7 |
13.8 |
14.1 |
13.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
9.5 |
10.0 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
16.9 |
17.1 |
17.4 |
17.8 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.8 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
9.4 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.0 |
18.5 |
18.7 |
18.7 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.6 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
7.7 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.3 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
8.9 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
547.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
8 313.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
325.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
615.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
68.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
11.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 911 |
1 875 |
1 854 |
1 920 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
828 |
930 |
942 |
963 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
420 |
462 |
465 |
459 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
3 159 |
3 267 |
3 261 |
3 342 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
450 |
348 |
396 |
375 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
171 |
201 |
132 |
165 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
621 |
549 |
528 |
540 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
435 |
420 |
336 |
366 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
24 |
21 |
159 |
111 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
459 |
441 |
495 |
477 |
- |
|
|
|