|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
591 |
503 |
398 |
446 |
415 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
14.4 |
11.7 |
9.3 |
9.9 |
9.4 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
832 |
998 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
5.2 |
7.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 266 |
7 958 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 177 |
4 079 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
153.0 |
164.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 626 |
40 422 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 009 |
5 077 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
158.2 |
172.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
31 583 |
34 041 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 504 |
1 475 |
1 445 |
1 442 |
1 433 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
5 |
5 |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
76 |
88 |
89 |
96 |
117 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
834 |
837 |
837 |
858 |
888 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
456 |
437 |
427 |
439 |
406 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
367 |
370 |
351 |
318 |
291 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
306 |
299 |
297 |
278 |
263 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
67.6 |
65.5 |
64.8 |
64.1 |
66.2 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
31 469 |
32 788 |
33 849 |
36 062 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 658 |
15 189 |
13 107 |
14 559 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 866 |
2 853 |
3 092 |
3 689 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 564 |
16 684 |
17 320 |
19 007 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 301 |
2 111 |
2 199 |
2 572 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
141.6 |
149.3 |
157.1 |
171.9 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
54.1 |
53.8 |
53.6 |
53.1 |
- |
Females |
% |
45.9 |
46.2 |
46.4 |
46.9 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.5 |
18.2 |
18.3 |
18.0 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
25.1 |
24.5 |
23.5 |
23.3 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
26.6 |
25.6 |
25.5 |
25.0 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.7 |
21.5 |
21.8 |
22.2 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.1 |
9.2 |
9.7 |
10.4 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
11.1 |
11.5 |
11.7 |
11.6 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.3 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.9 |
11.0 |
11.5 |
11.3 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.9 |
17.6 |
18.0 |
18.6 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
9.8 |
10.0 |
9.2 |
9.1 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.3 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
10.1 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
18.4 |
17.7 |
17.1 |
15.8 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.5 |
10.1 |
10.3 |
10.0 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
615 |
546 |
525 |
531 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
180 |
210 |
234 |
243 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
195 |
216 |
210 |
204 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
990 |
972 |
969 |
978 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
126 |
87 |
96 |
96 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
39 |
63 |
33 |
39 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
165 |
150 |
129 |
135 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
99 |
150 |
138 |
96 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
6 |
12 |
30 |
39 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
105 |
162 |
168 |
135 |
- |
|
|
|