|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
305 |
384 |
355 |
322 |
225 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
3.8 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 998 |
2 426 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
12.6 |
17.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 324 |
7 353 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 973 |
6 644 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
272.7 |
274.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
39 103 |
41 321 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 971 |
9 070 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
285.3 |
292.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
31 803 |
32 235 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 422 |
1 416 |
1 391 |
1 454 |
1 544 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
503 |
520 |
510 |
487 |
488 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
274 |
275 |
269 |
286 |
273 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
311 |
299 |
280 |
248 |
238 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
307 |
306 |
286 |
283 |
276 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
27 346 |
29 068 |
30 010 |
30 782 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
19 742 |
23 168 |
18 431 |
14 968 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
6 133 |
6 775 |
8 037 |
8 249 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 037 |
18 015 |
19 416 |
21 515 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 363 |
1 591 |
1 452 |
1 816 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
257.6 |
288.4 |
287.1 |
287.4 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.8 |
51.8 |
51.6 |
50.9 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.2 |
48.2 |
48.4 |
49.1 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.6 |
19.3 |
20.2 |
20.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
19.5 |
18.7 |
17.8 |
17.6 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.0 |
23.7 |
22.9 |
22.0 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.5 |
23.0 |
23.1 |
23.4 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.0 |
12.8 |
13.3 |
14.1 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
15.3 |
15.5 |
15.6 |
15.8 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.5 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
12.8 |
12.4 |
12.3 |
12.5 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
13.7 |
13.8 |
14.1 |
14.0 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.1 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
6.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.6 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
18.9 |
19.0 |
18.7 |
18.6 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.3 |
8.8 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
647.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
4 003.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
420.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
685.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
38.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 308 |
1 272 |
1 260 |
1 260 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
507 |
537 |
537 |
525 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
315 |
336 |
342 |
348 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 130 |
2 145 |
2 139 |
2 133 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
144 |
174 |
159 |
138 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
84 |
96 |
90 |
72 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
228 |
270 |
249 |
210 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
207 |
210 |
174 |
165 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
9 |
30 |
105 |
69 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
216 |
240 |
279 |
234 |
- |
|
|
|