|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
801 |
877 |
959 |
727 |
753 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 888 |
4 749 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
26.6 |
38.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 848 |
8 136 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
17 189 |
17 068 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
724.2 |
786.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
42 133 |
46 066 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
21 077 |
21 817 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
750.8 |
824.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 624 |
37 810 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 775 |
2 897 |
2 949 |
3 070 |
3 313 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
12 |
14 |
16 |
16 |
19 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
126 |
146 |
155 |
175 |
210 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
912 |
946 |
1 012 |
1 054 |
1 131 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
721 |
666 |
639 |
644 |
626 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
908 |
940 |
928 |
884 |
794 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
544 |
539 |
543 |
512 |
505 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
60.6 |
60.8 |
57.3 |
57.2 |
58.9 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
34 245 |
35 381 |
36 733 |
37 551 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
12 718 |
13 343 |
13 893 |
14 370 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
6 683 |
6 709 |
7 427 |
8 366 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
18 800 |
20 545 |
22 159 |
24 413 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 122 |
2 827 |
3 003 |
3 462 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
686.2 |
715.7 |
756.4 |
822.0 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.6 |
52.7 |
52.6 |
52.1 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.4 |
47.3 |
47.4 |
47.9 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.1 |
20.6 |
20.7 |
21.6 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
19.3 |
18.7 |
18.4 |
17.5 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.8 |
23.9 |
23.2 |
22.6 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.0 |
22.5 |
22.7 |
22.9 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.0 |
12.3 |
12.7 |
13.1 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
9.3 |
9.6 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
13.4 |
13.5 |
13.5 |
13.3 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.6 |
13.9 |
14.0 |
13.6 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.3 |
15.8 |
16.2 |
16.2 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.4 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.4 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
9.9 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
11.7 |
11.9 |
11.9 |
11.7 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.6 |
10.5 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
456.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
6 224.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
286.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
534.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
78.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
14.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 154 |
2 013 |
1 998 |
2 013 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
765 |
831 |
888 |
906 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
390 |
402 |
402 |
393 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
3 309 |
3 246 |
3 288 |
3 312 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
357 |
393 |
330 |
339 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
90 |
156 |
147 |
132 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
447 |
549 |
477 |
471 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
438 |
450 |
363 |
300 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
24 |
24 |
99 |
123 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
462 |
474 |
462 |
423 |
- |
|
|
|