|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
2 204 |
1 723 |
1 919 |
1 319 |
1 025 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.0 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 646 |
6 697 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
40.6 |
54.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 200 |
8 192 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
29 781 |
29 843 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 328.7 |
1 488.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
44 614 |
49 879 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
35 427 |
36 540 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 369.3 |
1 543.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 651 |
42 238 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
6 274 |
6 321 |
6 303 |
6 240 |
6 459 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
15 |
19 |
19 |
16 |
18 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
168 |
177 |
192 |
206 |
205 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
2 106 |
2 081 |
2 023 |
1 961 |
1 966 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 871 |
1 644 |
1 289 |
940 |
845 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 184 |
1 205 |
1 101 |
947 |
808 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 317 |
1 240 |
1 060 |
846 |
783 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
60.2 |
61.1 |
61.0 |
59.0 |
53.6 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
34 884 |
37 158 |
39 321 |
42 178 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 475 |
18 259 |
20 356 |
23 635 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 962 |
4 353 |
5 007 |
5 957 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 715 |
17 570 |
18 808 |
20 126 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 833 |
2 770 |
2 886 |
3 119 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
1 134.0 |
1 240.2 |
1 353.8 |
1 527.9 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.9 |
52.1 |
52.1 |
52.2 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.1 |
47.9 |
47.9 |
47.8 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.5 |
18.6 |
18.8 |
19.0 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
24.9 |
24.9 |
24.2 |
24.8 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.5 |
21.9 |
22.0 |
21.8 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.6 |
20.4 |
20.1 |
19.5 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.5 |
12.1 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.0 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
19.5 |
19.6 |
19.8 |
20.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.7 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
8.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.4 |
9.3 |
9.4 |
9.6 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.2 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.5 |
18.0 |
17.9 |
17.7 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.1 |
9.9 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
8.3 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
8.6 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.7 |
10.9 |
10.8 |
10.6 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
347.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
8 394.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
235.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
410.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
63.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
3 105 |
2 910 |
2 922 |
3 039 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
843 |
966 |
1 065 |
1 173 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
636 |
687 |
666 |
669 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
4 584 |
4 563 |
4 653 |
4 881 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
621 |
552 |
582 |
654 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
183 |
177 |
207 |
315 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
804 |
729 |
789 |
969 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
708 |
714 |
570 |
579 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
9 |
39 |
156 |
222 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
717 |
753 |
726 |
801 |
- |
|
|
|