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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployed persons |
no. |
491 |
510 |
447 |
386 |
387 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.3 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 989 |
3 837 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
18.4 |
27.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 166 |
7 038 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
16 157 |
17 720 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
708.9 |
867.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 879 |
48 948 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
19 146 |
21 557 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
727.4 |
894.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
37 991 |
41 488 |
- |
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|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 511 |
1 755 |
1 969 |
2 083 |
2 255 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
4 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
53 |
67 |
87 |
108 |
121 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
509 |
553 |
581 |
613 |
643 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
333 |
303 |
238 |
220 |
227 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
486 |
525 |
508 |
527 |
505 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
361 |
375 |
336 |
302 |
317 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
55.3 |
47.1 |
53.5 |
48.7 |
42.6 |
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|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 982 |
36 109 |
38 693 |
41 719 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
19 279 |
20 813 |
22 503 |
23 983 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 319 |
4 524 |
5 252 |
6 028 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 003 |
16 988 |
17 850 |
20 345 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
5 280 |
5 453 |
5 682 |
5 188 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
482.2 |
578.5 |
723.3 |
889.7 |
- |
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|
Males |
% |
52.1 |
52.1 |
51.8 |
51.5 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.9 |
47.9 |
48.2 |
48.5 |
- |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.0 |
20.0 |
19.9 |
20.1 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
25.8 |
25.3 |
25.1 |
25.3 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.5 |
24.9 |
25.6 |
25.4 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
18.8 |
18.5 |
18.1 |
17.9 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
9.7 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
9.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
- |
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Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
12.6 |
12.8 |
13.3 |
14.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.3 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
8.8 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.1 |
13.0 |
13.2 |
13.5 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.8 |
19.4 |
19.4 |
19.7 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.8 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.2 |
10.4 |
10.2 |
9.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
9.2 |
9.3 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.6 |
9.2 |
9.5 |
9.1 |
- |
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Net worth per household |
$'000 |
348.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 095.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
205.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
433.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
85.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
19.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 539 |
1 512 |
1 572 |
1 704 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
369 |
441 |
513 |
564 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
261 |
288 |
288 |
297 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 169 |
2 241 |
2 373 |
2 565 |
- |
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Non-employing business entries |
no. |
309 |
333 |
366 |
462 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
72 |
114 |
162 |
174 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
381 |
447 |
528 |
636 |
- |
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Non-employing business exits |
no. |
312 |
351 |
270 |
273 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
18 |
18 |
69 |
72 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
330 |
369 |
339 |
345 |
- |
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