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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployed persons |
no. |
533 |
510 |
569 |
433 |
368 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
5.7 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
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|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 746 |
2 070 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
12.4 |
16.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 078 |
8 142 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 824 |
9 311 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
380.8 |
437.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 156 |
46 953 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 570 |
11 381 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
393.2 |
454.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
37 197 |
39 894 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
816 |
900 |
942 |
975 |
1 040 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
4 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
76 |
91 |
102 |
108 |
112 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
467 |
496 |
497 |
492 |
511 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
459 |
388 |
355 |
330 |
307 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
608 |
583 |
592 |
551 |
500 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
292 |
252 |
240 |
210 |
203 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
58.4 |
59.1 |
56.5 |
55.0 |
51.1 |
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|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
34 460 |
36 393 |
38 899 |
41 257 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 994 |
17 044 |
18 934 |
21 182 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 133 |
2 544 |
2 466 |
2 659 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 709 |
16 306 |
17 513 |
18 961 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 594 |
2 545 |
2 181 |
2 147 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
309.0 |
349.7 |
396.7 |
458.6 |
- |
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Males |
% |
54.8 |
54.3 |
54.0 |
53.5 |
- |
Females |
% |
45.2 |
45.7 |
46.0 |
46.5 |
- |
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|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.5 |
19.9 |
19.9 |
20.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
24.4 |
24.1 |
23.9 |
24.3 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
26.6 |
25.6 |
25.3 |
24.7 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.1 |
20.1 |
20.0 |
19.7 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.8 |
9.3 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
- |
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Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.4 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
6.6 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
9.5 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
6.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
14.2 |
14.2 |
14.6 |
14.6 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.5 |
18.6 |
18.7 |
18.7 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
9.4 |
9.8 |
10.0 |
10.2 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.1 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
12.7 |
13.0 |
13.1 |
12.3 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.8 |
11.0 |
10.3 |
10.5 |
- |
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|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
242.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 475.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
139.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
326.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
83.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
25.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Non-employing businesses |
no. |
624 |
585 |
573 |
609 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
168 |
201 |
225 |
258 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
123 |
141 |
144 |
135 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
915 |
927 |
942 |
1 002 |
- |
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|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
93 |
144 |
162 |
123 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
57 |
72 |
54 |
81 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
150 |
216 |
216 |
204 |
- |
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Non-employing business exits |
no. |
150 |
147 |
135 |
132 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
9 |
9 |
45 |
39 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
159 |
156 |
180 |
171 |
- |
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