|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
490 |
601 |
622 |
619 |
541 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.1 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
7.0 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 538 |
1 901 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
11.5 |
16.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 446 |
8 644 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 264 |
5 950 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
235.9 |
243.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
37 664 |
40 892 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
7 802 |
7 851 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
247.4 |
259.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
31 707 |
33 084 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 955 |
2 024 |
1 927 |
1 912 |
1 990 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
4 |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
52 |
63 |
66 |
71 |
74 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
604 |
624 |
621 |
626 |
701 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
298 |
299 |
288 |
280 |
247 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
277 |
294 |
269 |
269 |
256 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
248 |
242 |
231 |
246 |
225 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
69.7 |
61.5 |
68.9 |
67.7 |
68.4 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
29 444 |
30 120 |
31 746 |
32 435 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
17 650 |
16 362 |
17 578 |
15 203 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 593 |
6 466 |
6 988 |
8 045 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 292 |
16 015 |
17 052 |
17 993 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
704 |
716 |
833 |
980 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
223.7 |
233.6 |
251.9 |
261.9 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.5 |
51.7 |
51.2 |
51.2 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.5 |
48.3 |
48.8 |
48.8 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.4 |
20.9 |
20.5 |
20.0 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.8 |
21.5 |
21.3 |
20.8 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.1 |
22.0 |
21.3 |
21.2 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.8 |
21.3 |
21.6 |
22.2 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.3 |
11.7 |
12.4 |
12.6 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.7 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.0 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
17.5 |
17.2 |
17.9 |
17.6 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.8 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
8.0 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.2 |
11.3 |
10.7 |
10.9 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
14.6 |
14.9 |
15.7 |
16.1 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.6 |
6.0 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
13.1 |
12.9 |
13.3 |
13.5 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
11.2 |
11.2 |
11.1 |
10.6 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.5 |
9.1 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
332.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 863.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
223.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
367.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
34.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
9.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
693 |
630 |
645 |
636 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
303 |
345 |
354 |
360 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
255 |
270 |
273 |
261 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 251 |
1 245 |
1 272 |
1 257 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
123 |
102 |
81 |
78 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
54 |
54 |
51 |
60 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
177 |
156 |
132 |
138 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
144 |
138 |
81 |
78 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
12 |
12 |
51 |
39 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
156 |
150 |
132 |
117 |
- |
|
|
|