|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
885 |
867 |
774 |
631 |
659 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
6.9 |
6.5 |
5.6 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 875 |
4 889 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
26.9 |
37.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 952 |
7 710 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
16 723 |
18 086 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
714.9 |
859.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
42 752 |
47 531 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
20 598 |
22 975 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
741.9 |
897.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 017 |
39 057 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 141 |
2 294 |
2 419 |
2 541 |
2 824 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
16 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
99 |
104 |
122 |
141 |
165 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
816 |
865 |
849 |
860 |
873 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
583 |
505 |
425 |
419 |
433 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 093 |
1 150 |
1 094 |
1 051 |
1 016 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
524 |
513 |
477 |
422 |
380 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
52.7 |
48.5 |
54.8 |
45.3 |
46.2 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 730 |
36 065 |
38 454 |
41 003 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 800 |
19 259 |
21 205 |
22 861 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 636 |
2 752 |
2 855 |
3 332 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 217 |
17 005 |
18 277 |
19 950 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
6 730 |
7 572 |
8 202 |
7 796 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
520.9 |
617.4 |
736.1 |
888.4 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.9 |
52.5 |
52.1 |
51.8 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.1 |
47.5 |
47.9 |
48.2 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.1 |
18.9 |
19.5 |
20.0 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
26.0 |
24.9 |
24.4 |
23.9 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
28.9 |
28.5 |
28.2 |
28.2 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
17.1 |
17.2 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.7 |
9.1 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
12.3 |
13.0 |
13.2 |
13.3 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.6 |
7.7 |
8.1 |
8.9 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.4 |
13.3 |
13.0 |
13.5 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.4 |
18.6 |
18.6 |
18.1 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.0 |
10.5 |
10.2 |
10.3 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
9.7 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.9 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
8.8 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
286.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 376.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
173.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
376.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
90.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
23.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 434 |
1 470 |
1 587 |
1 818 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
267 |
399 |
450 |
498 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
147 |
180 |
180 |
192 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 848 |
2 049 |
2 217 |
2 508 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
381 |
393 |
420 |
486 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
87 |
156 |
150 |
126 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
468 |
549 |
570 |
612 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
318 |
363 |
315 |
327 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
9 |
12 |
54 |
96 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
327 |
375 |
369 |
423 |
- |
|
|
|