|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
772 |
476 |
425 |
448 |
501 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
12.5 |
7.8 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
7.7 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 403 |
1 626 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
10.2 |
13.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 284 |
8 334 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 114 |
4 893 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
200.7 |
212.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
39 243 |
43 407 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 517 |
6 519 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
210.9 |
225.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 363 |
34 659 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 974 |
2 047 |
2 074 |
2 093 |
2 103 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
119 |
141 |
150 |
178 |
206 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
962 |
986 |
1 020 |
1 078 |
1 127 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
678 |
600 |
598 |
618 |
558 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
454 |
450 |
424 |
401 |
354 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
251 |
273 |
282 |
293 |
283 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
73.6 |
81.5 |
76.8 |
75.9 |
73.3 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
31 271 |
32 850 |
34 431 |
35 925 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 856 |
12 682 |
14 050 |
14 580 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 323 |
3 731 |
3 657 |
4 420 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
13 415 |
14 516 |
15 586 |
17 043 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 149 |
1 148 |
1 710 |
1 405 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
182.4 |
194.6 |
206.2 |
220.3 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
55.8 |
55.3 |
55.2 |
53.6 |
- |
Females |
% |
44.2 |
44.7 |
44.8 |
46.4 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
16.7 |
17.5 |
17.6 |
18.2 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
21.7 |
20.8 |
20.3 |
19.2 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.8 |
24.3 |
24.7 |
24.3 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
23.4 |
23.5 |
23.4 |
23.6 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.1 |
12.3 |
12.6 |
13.4 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.0 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
12.8 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
12.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.1 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.2 |
13.0 |
12.7 |
12.2 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.0 |
16.1 |
15.9 |
15.9 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
9.7 |
9.8 |
10.7 |
10.6 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
12.9 |
13.2 |
13.4 |
14.1 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
16.1 |
16.1 |
15.5 |
15.2 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.2 |
7.8 |
7.6 |
7.8 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
236.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 384.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
159.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
275.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
39.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
14.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
375 |
354 |
336 |
360 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
153 |
168 |
162 |
171 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
144 |
147 |
147 |
147 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
672 |
669 |
645 |
678 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
75 |
57 |
27 |
42 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
36 |
45 |
33 |
33 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
111 |
102 |
60 |
75 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
96 |
90 |
51 |
54 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
0 |
12 |
24 |
24 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
96 |
102 |
75 |
78 |
- |
|
|
|