National Regional Profile: Melbourne (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
101 444
100 463
96 566
91 019
88 098
Unemployment rate %
5.5
5.2
5.0
4.6
4.4

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
350 933
422 047
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
2 383.7
3 345.0
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
6 793
7 926
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
1 744 874
1 727 772
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
85 013.7
92 182.0
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
48 722
53 353
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
2 095 807
2 149 819
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
87 397.4
95 527.1
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
41 701
44 435
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
na
na
na
na
na
Age Pension - DVA no.
na
na
na
na
na
Carers Payment no.
na
na
na
na
na
Disability Support Pension no.
na
na
na
na
na
Newstart Allowance no.
na
na
na
na
na
Parenting Payment - Single no.
na
na
na
na
na
Youth Allowances no.
na
na
na
na
na

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
na
na
na
na
na

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
38 762
40 368
41 840
43 302
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
16 910
17 087
17 553
19 138
-
Average Investment Income $
7 070
7 532
8 371
9 622
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
20 398
22 079
24 250
26 534
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
3 023
3 389
3 884
4 745
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
76 968.3
82 519.6
88 296.7
96 004.3
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
52.3
52.2
52.1
51.9
-
Females %
47.7
47.8
47.9
48.1
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
17.7
17.7
17.6
17.7
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
25.8
25.4
25.1
24.9
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
23.6
23.4
23.3
23.2
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
20.0
20.0
20.0
20.0
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
10.8
11.3
11.7
11.8
-
Aged 65 years and over %
2.0
2.2
2.3
2.4
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
10.6
10.8
10.8
10.7
-
Professionals %
19.7
20.0
20.3
20.7
-
Associate Professionals %
6.3
6.4
6.6
6.9
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
9.0
8.9
8.7
8.5
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
3.2
3.0
2.9
2.8
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
17.0
17.0
17.2
17.3
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
6.1
6.0
5.9
5.8
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
9.3
9.2
9.3
9.3
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
9.1
9.2
9.1
8.9
-
Not Stated %
9.8
9.5
9.2
9.1
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
505.7
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
679 646.4
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
320.4
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
583.4
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
77.8
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
13.3
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
215 427
206 115
206 907
211 944
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
77 733
88 845
92 943
98 727
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
48 117
51 930
51 936
52 002
-
Total businesses no.
341 277
346 890
351 786
362 673
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
44 310
41 349
39 621
43 695
-
Employing business entries no.
15 681
18 747
17 499
18 852
-
Total business entries no.
59 991
60 096
57 120
62 547
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
48 072
49 749
39 006
38 646
-
Employing business exits no.
2 466
3 348
13 623
13 245
-
Total business exits no.
50 538
53 097
52 629
51 891
-