|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
2 402 |
2 562 |
2 242 |
1 961 |
2 081 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
6.0 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 120 |
9 778 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
59.7 |
83.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 346 |
8 505 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
38 149 |
37 430 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 545.5 |
1 650.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
40 513 |
44 089 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
46 269 |
47 208 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 605.2 |
1 733.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 693 |
36 718 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
11 017 |
11 044 |
10 888 |
10 901 |
10 998 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
64 |
57 |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
309 |
355 |
393 |
431 |
461 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
3 462 |
3 574 |
3 559 |
3 569 |
3 664 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 886 |
1 808 |
1 746 |
1 574 |
1 493 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 613 |
1 569 |
1 497 |
1 352 |
1 206 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 817 |
1 703 |
1 684 |
1 533 |
1 602 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
62.4 |
62.5 |
63.2 |
60.9 |
57.9 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 313 |
34 890 |
36 348 |
37 736 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 207 |
15 729 |
16 555 |
17 186 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 700 |
4 097 |
4 280 |
5 032 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
18 673 |
19 451 |
20 428 |
21 647 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 095 |
2 172 |
2 278 |
2 503 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
1 403.8 |
1 514.1 |
1 606.3 |
1 729.8 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
50.5 |
50.4 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
- |
Females |
% |
49.5 |
49.6 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.4 |
19.4 |
19.2 |
19.2 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.8 |
22.6 |
22.4 |
22.5 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.2 |
21.7 |
21.4 |
21.2 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.3 |
22.3 |
22.3 |
21.9 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.5 |
12.1 |
12.7 |
13.0 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
17.7 |
18.1 |
18.4 |
18.8 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.9 |
7.2 |
7.5 |
7.9 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.4 |
9.3 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
20.1 |
20.1 |
20.1 |
20.1 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.6 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
8.9 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.7 |
10.6 |
10.4 |
10.1 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
343.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
11 759.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
231.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
395.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
52.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
13.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 991 |
2 802 |
2 877 |
2 970 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
705 |
825 |
837 |
906 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
558 |
621 |
630 |
627 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
4 254 |
4 248 |
4 344 |
4 503 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
582 |
519 |
552 |
603 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
180 |
219 |
147 |
198 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
762 |
738 |
699 |
801 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
666 |
690 |
507 |
501 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
30 |
24 |
114 |
141 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
696 |
714 |
621 |
642 |
- |
|
|
|