|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 193 |
968 |
767 |
616 |
810 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
8.8 |
6.9 |
5.3 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 370 |
2 847 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
16.5 |
23.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 969 |
8 218 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
12 413 |
12 431 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
660.3 |
726.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
53 197 |
58 416 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
14 783 |
15 278 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
676.9 |
749.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
45 786 |
49 061 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 670 |
2 688 |
2 673 |
2 692 |
2 696 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
76 |
82 |
101 |
112 |
115 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 233 |
1 251 |
1 231 |
1 200 |
1 197 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
963 |
787 |
651 |
567 |
539 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
588 |
562 |
501 |
474 |
389 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
532 |
532 |
469 |
395 |
368 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
60.1 |
61.5 |
62.4 |
58.5 |
54.9 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
38 313 |
40 156 |
42 750 |
45 052 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
21 190 |
20 679 |
22 825 |
24 855 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
6 828 |
7 809 |
9 828 |
9 953 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
19 945 |
21 303 |
24 053 |
29 100 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
4 415 |
3 902 |
4 230 |
7 103 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
548.6 |
591.6 |
658.8 |
730.6 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.2 |
51.1 |
51.5 |
51.6 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.8 |
48.9 |
48.5 |
48.4 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
15.5 |
16.2 |
15.9 |
16.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
25.3 |
24.4 |
23.3 |
23.7 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.7 |
23.2 |
23.4 |
22.9 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.8 |
21.0 |
21.1 |
20.4 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.6 |
13.1 |
13.6 |
13.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
27.1 |
27.0 |
27.7 |
26.7 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.7 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
7.9 |
7.7 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.7 |
16.4 |
15.3 |
15.4 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
7.5 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.6 |
11.3 |
10.6 |
10.8 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
430.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
4 884.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
307.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
497.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
67.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
13.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 091 |
2 013 |
1 977 |
1 956 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
636 |
714 |
732 |
804 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
624 |
678 |
678 |
672 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
3 351 |
3 405 |
3 387 |
3 432 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
396 |
390 |
357 |
375 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
129 |
210 |
192 |
186 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
525 |
600 |
549 |
561 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
492 |
471 |
309 |
342 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
12 |
45 |
144 |
132 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
504 |
516 |
453 |
474 |
- |
|
|
|