|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
5 255 |
4 289 |
4 005 |
4 385 |
3 705 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
9.3 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
7.4 |
6.1 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 585 |
12 676 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
72.7 |
103.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 868 |
8 183 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
53 134 |
52 670 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 988.4 |
2 110.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
37 421 |
40 064 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
63 719 |
65 346 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 061.0 |
2 213.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 346 |
33 879 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
10 556 |
10 968 |
11 293 |
11 754 |
12 091 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
618 |
755 |
869 |
981 |
1 141 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
5 972 |
6 092 |
6 114 |
6 181 |
6 334 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
3 597 |
3 402 |
3 457 |
3 619 |
3 539 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
4 172 |
4 183 |
4 088 |
3 892 |
3 615 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
3 009 |
2 883 |
2 803 |
2 752 |
2 684 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
64.4 |
60.9 |
60.5 |
58.3 |
60.9 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
32 038 |
33 404 |
34 646 |
35 974 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 730 |
15 115 |
15 109 |
15 696 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
1 771 |
1 907 |
2 223 |
2 745 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 637 |
16 244 |
16 942 |
17 944 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 733 |
2 711 |
2 499 |
3 192 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
1 803.1 |
1 932.6 |
2 052.3 |
2 210.7 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
54.5 |
54.2 |
53.9 |
53.6 |
- |
Females |
% |
45.5 |
45.8 |
46.1 |
46.4 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.9 |
21.0 |
20.5 |
20.6 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
24.6 |
24.2 |
24.1 |
24.1 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.7 |
23.4 |
23.4 |
22.8 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.9 |
19.8 |
19.8 |
19.8 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
9.9 |
10.6 |
11.0 |
11.4 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
5.9 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
9.2 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
10.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.0 |
10.9 |
10.9 |
10.7 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.7 |
18.0 |
18.4 |
18.6 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
9.5 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.8 |
10.9 |
10.9 |
11.0 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
18.4 |
18.2 |
17.7 |
16.9 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.7 |
10.4 |
10.1 |
10.0 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
260.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
11 462.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
159.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
311.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
51.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
16.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
4 224 |
4 035 |
4 002 |
4 197 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
996 |
1 221 |
1 299 |
1 395 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
894 |
1 008 |
1 014 |
1 020 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
6 114 |
6 264 |
6 315 |
6 612 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
987 |
870 |
867 |
1 011 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
261 |
312 |
252 |
273 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
1 248 |
1 182 |
1 119 |
1 284 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
894 |
993 |
822 |
822 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
24 |
39 |
177 |
258 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
918 |
1 032 |
999 |
1 080 |
- |
|
|
|