|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
747 |
773 |
661 |
602 |
680 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 909 |
7 094 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
38.3 |
52.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 489 |
7 390 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
32 750 |
32 088 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 629.3 |
1 761.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
49 748 |
54 882 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
38 659 |
39 182 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 667.6 |
1 813.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 136 |
46 284 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 734 |
2 801 |
2 837 |
2 937 |
3 178 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
821 |
836 |
830 |
825 |
857 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
565 |
499 |
508 |
492 |
438 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
691 |
678 |
636 |
604 |
532 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
848 |
809 |
719 |
691 |
662 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
52.9 |
52.3 |
47.9 |
54.0 |
55.3 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
40 412 |
41 965 |
43 483 |
44 968 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 022 |
14 144 |
14 600 |
16 262 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
6 916 |
6 890 |
7 333 |
8 834 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
19 939 |
21 401 |
23 315 |
25 600 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 263 |
2 880 |
2 874 |
3 331 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
1 528.6 |
1 615.1 |
1 697.5 |
1 828.6 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.0 |
50.8 |
50.8 |
50.4 |
- |
Females |
% |
49.0 |
49.2 |
49.2 |
49.6 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.2 |
19.3 |
19.3 |
19.4 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
17.4 |
16.3 |
16.1 |
15.6 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.9 |
23.4 |
23.0 |
22.5 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
25.7 |
25.8 |
25.7 |
25.7 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.2 |
13.3 |
13.8 |
14.4 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
13.6 |
13.8 |
13.5 |
13.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
22.2 |
22.3 |
22.5 |
22.7 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.2 |
10.2 |
10.3 |
10.0 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
4.3 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.4 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
8.5 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.4 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
8.0 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
625.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
11 959.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
345.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
736.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
110.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
3 552 |
3 501 |
3 453 |
3 591 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
1 695 |
1 890 |
1 947 |
2 070 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
594 |
633 |
627 |
612 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
5 841 |
6 024 |
6 027 |
6 273 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
669 |
633 |
549 |
693 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
249 |
255 |
237 |
273 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
918 |
888 |
786 |
966 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
777 |
792 |
603 |
585 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
39 |
42 |
201 |
195 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
816 |
834 |
804 |
780 |
- |
|
|
|