|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 886 |
2 316 |
2 053 |
1 860 |
1 973 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.7 |
9.4 |
8.0 |
6.6 |
7.3 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 258 |
7 111 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
41.9 |
56.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 698 |
7 891 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
21 438 |
20 860 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
791.1 |
840.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 901 |
40 297 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
27 696 |
27 971 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
833.0 |
896.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
30 077 |
32 058 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
5 348 |
5 476 |
5 521 |
5 615 |
5 856 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
25 |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
318 |
np |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
2 192 |
2 181 |
2 136 |
2 234 |
2 460 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 775 |
1 707 |
1 665 |
1 727 |
1 689 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 468 |
1 499 |
1 473 |
1 329 |
1 280 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 130 |
1 105 |
1 109 |
1 128 |
1 216 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
64.4 |
63.9 |
62.6 |
62.4 |
62.6 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
28 743 |
30 098 |
31 668 |
32 780 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
11 601 |
10 537 |
8 204 |
10 604 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 829 |
5 333 |
5 956 |
6 695 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 711 |
16 519 |
17 759 |
19 874 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 352 |
1 310 |
1 275 |
1 386 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
742.3 |
783.6 |
825.3 |
894.4 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.3 |
52.1 |
51.8 |
51.4 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.7 |
47.9 |
48.2 |
48.6 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.2 |
19.5 |
19.8 |
19.2 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.6 |
21.7 |
20.7 |
20.6 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.9 |
23.2 |
22.8 |
22.6 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.6 |
22.1 |
22.4 |
22.3 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.6 |
11.2 |
11.9 |
12.7 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.9 |
8.8 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
15.4 |
15.3 |
15.2 |
15.3 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
14.8 |
14.6 |
14.9 |
14.7 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.9 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.7 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
21.5 |
21.4 |
21.5 |
20.8 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
362.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
7 061.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
232.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
404.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
41.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
10.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 490 |
2 403 |
2 451 |
2 445 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
1 062 |
1 179 |
1 200 |
1 218 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
1 071 |
1 185 |
1 239 |
1 227 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
4 623 |
4 767 |
4 890 |
4 890 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
423 |
435 |
399 |
381 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
204 |
306 |
288 |
243 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
627 |
741 |
687 |
624 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
543 |
528 |
375 |
396 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
45 |
51 |
240 |
204 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
588 |
579 |
615 |
600 |
- |
|
|
|