|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
779 |
746 |
724 |
584 |
603 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 307 |
3 979 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
22.4 |
31.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 772 |
7 981 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
20 052 |
19 695 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 176.3 |
1 282.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
58 665 |
65 110 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
23 359 |
23 674 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 198.7 |
1 314.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
51 318 |
55 508 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
3 495 |
3 399 |
3 327 |
3 268 |
3 261 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
22 |
21 |
18 |
22 |
18 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
56 |
57 |
68 |
68 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 028 |
1 020 |
965 |
934 |
938 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
637 |
586 |
562 |
488 |
433 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
363 |
335 |
322 |
288 |
247 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
758 |
732 |
676 |
667 |
623 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
61.3 |
59.7 |
56.2 |
61.9 |
60.9 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
41 463 |
43 299 |
44 926 |
46 616 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
30 580 |
34 106 |
36 627 |
39 088 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
11 614 |
12 196 |
13 583 |
14 962 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
23 897 |
25 515 |
28 009 |
30 857 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 082 |
3 283 |
3 684 |
3 828 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
1 047.7 |
1 132.7 |
1 214.4 |
1 305.6 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
48.6 |
48.8 |
48.8 |
48.2 |
- |
Females |
% |
51.4 |
51.2 |
51.2 |
51.8 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.4 |
17.2 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
24.3 |
24.0 |
22.9 |
22.8 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.6 |
21.9 |
21.9 |
21.5 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.7 |
22.0 |
21.7 |
21.4 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.7 |
12.5 |
13.4 |
14.2 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
12.4 |
12.3 |
12.4 |
12.2 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
30.7 |
31.3 |
31.0 |
31.7 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
8.0 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.9 |
16.5 |
16.9 |
16.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
7.4 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
4.7 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.8 |
10.6 |
10.4 |
10.0 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
495.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
7 763.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
347.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
566.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
70.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
12.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 982 |
2 919 |
2 931 |
3 042 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
939 |
1 050 |
1 062 |
1 149 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
822 |
879 |
858 |
873 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
4 743 |
4 848 |
4 851 |
5 064 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
531 |
534 |
504 |
600 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
195 |
222 |
171 |
243 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
726 |
756 |
675 |
843 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
513 |
681 |
531 |
432 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
18 |
42 |
129 |
120 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
531 |
723 |
660 |
552 |
- |
|
|
|