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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployed persons |
no. |
396 |
310 |
232 |
182 |
216 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
6.5 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
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|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 404 |
1 504 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
9.1 |
11.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 450 |
7 344 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 993 |
6 026 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
294.1 |
328.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
49 070 |
54 525 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
7 397 |
7 530 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
303.1 |
339.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
40 981 |
45 102 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
852 |
885 |
899 |
898 |
963 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
71 |
75 |
78 |
79 |
89 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
422 |
438 |
414 |
407 |
401 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
330 |
259 |
202 |
182 |
161 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
252 |
250 |
225 |
185 |
156 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
175 |
145 |
101 |
93 |
85 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
53.0 |
54.5 |
53.9 |
48.1 |
48.6 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
36 050 |
39 155 |
42 567 |
45 882 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
8 839 |
13 651 |
19 393 |
21 072 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 678 |
5 693 |
6 305 |
8 943 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 724 |
19 239 |
20 458 |
23 506 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 147 |
1 546 |
2 428 |
1 676 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
213.8 |
254.4 |
308.9 |
349.5 |
- |
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|
Males |
% |
57.6 |
58.0 |
58.5 |
57.4 |
- |
Females |
% |
42.4 |
42.0 |
41.5 |
42.6 |
- |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.2 |
18.5 |
18.9 |
19.1 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
20.9 |
20.3 |
20.2 |
20.4 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
26.0 |
25.5 |
25.0 |
24.5 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.4 |
22.7 |
22.3 |
22.6 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.7 |
11.2 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
- |
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Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.9 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
10.8 |
10.9 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.0 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
15.6 |
15.8 |
16.9 |
17.0 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.0 |
15.1 |
15.0 |
14.9 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
13.5 |
14.6 |
14.6 |
14.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.9 |
9.6 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
14.7 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
13.6 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
6.8 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
- |
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|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
430.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 835.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
274.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
489.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
58.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
12.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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Non-employing businesses |
no. |
669 |
654 |
762 |
792 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
201 |
225 |
273 |
309 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
63 |
63 |
69 |
75 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
933 |
942 |
1 104 |
1 176 |
- |
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|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
57 |
120 |
183 |
117 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
33 |
36 |
105 |
57 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
90 |
156 |
288 |
174 |
- |
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Non-employing business exits |
no. |
102 |
84 |
81 |
123 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
3 |
21 |
69 |
21 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
105 |
105 |
150 |
144 |
- |
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