|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
2 644 |
3 013 |
2 683 |
2 847 |
1 957 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
10.6 |
11.5 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
6.6 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 360 |
6 271 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
38.1 |
52.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 104 |
8 307 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
22 235 |
21 698 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
907.6 |
950.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
40 819 |
43 786 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
27 595 |
27 969 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
945.7 |
1 002.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 270 |
35 831 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
7 062 |
7 172 |
7 131 |
7 198 |
7 267 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
25 |
24 |
27 |
24 |
21 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
422 |
463 |
528 |
561 |
633 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
2 986 |
3 061 |
3 060 |
3 074 |
3 161 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 984 |
1 935 |
1 990 |
2 020 |
1 976 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
2 082 |
2 038 |
2 014 |
1 888 |
1 730 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 271 |
1 271 |
1 290 |
1 285 |
1 219 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
65.3 |
66.9 |
62.8 |
66.5 |
64.8 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
34 494 |
35 813 |
36 688 |
37 754 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
12 021 |
12 568 |
12 697 |
13 279 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 407 |
3 985 |
4 212 |
5 132 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
14 539 |
15 775 |
17 049 |
18 769 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 777 |
1 693 |
1 834 |
1 907 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
858.0 |
905.8 |
942.8 |
998.3 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
55.6 |
55.3 |
54.7 |
54.1 |
- |
Females |
% |
44.4 |
44.7 |
45.3 |
45.9 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.7 |
19.1 |
19.1 |
18.9 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
24.4 |
23.2 |
22.2 |
21.7 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.5 |
22.9 |
22.9 |
23.0 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.6 |
21.9 |
21.9 |
22.1 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.6 |
11.5 |
12.3 |
12.6 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
11.5 |
11.6 |
11.8 |
11.8 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.6 |
13.2 |
12.8 |
12.6 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
14.6 |
15.0 |
14.9 |
15.1 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
10.7 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
10.6 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.3 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
15.3 |
15.3 |
15.3 |
15.0 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.2 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
312.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
6 675.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
196.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
358.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
46.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
12.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 740 |
1 635 |
1 653 |
1 653 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
624 |
723 |
771 |
804 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
447 |
483 |
474 |
465 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 811 |
2 841 |
2 898 |
2 922 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
354 |
360 |
378 |
384 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
135 |
147 |
138 |
156 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
489 |
507 |
516 |
540 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
432 |
492 |
378 |
366 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
15 |
27 |
138 |
117 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
447 |
519 |
516 |
483 |
- |
|
|
|