|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
865 |
837 |
1 132 |
1 118 |
875 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
8.1 |
7.5 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
7.4 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 564 |
3 102 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
19.5 |
27.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 592 |
8 817 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 476 |
10 052 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
404.8 |
421.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 644 |
41 895 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
13 040 |
13 154 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
424.3 |
448.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 538 |
34 095 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
3 116 |
3 212 |
3 235 |
3 292 |
3 410 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
6 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
171 |
206 |
225 |
262 |
293 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 441 |
1 464 |
1 457 |
1 471 |
1 487 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
919 |
874 |
897 |
895 |
766 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
855 |
824 |
788 |
687 |
635 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
596 |
576 |
560 |
546 |
495 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
70.9 |
69.2 |
69.5 |
69.4 |
69.1 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
29 950 |
31 043 |
32 757 |
33 800 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 940 |
14 804 |
13 873 |
13 965 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 391 |
4 929 |
5 443 |
6 727 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 068 |
17 418 |
18 719 |
20 595 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 423 |
1 858 |
1 719 |
2 073 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
365.6 |
396.5 |
417.3 |
443.8 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.0 |
53.0 |
53.0 |
52.7 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.0 |
47.0 |
47.0 |
47.3 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.5 |
19.9 |
18.7 |
19.1 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
21.8 |
20.8 |
20.6 |
19.9 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.7 |
23.5 |
23.3 |
22.8 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.3 |
21.6 |
22.5 |
22.3 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.8 |
12.1 |
12.6 |
13.7 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.8 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
6.8 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
12.5 |
12.2 |
12.4 |
12.5 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.8 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.1 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.0 |
16.0 |
15.9 |
16.2 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
8.1 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.1 |
11.1 |
10.8 |
11.1 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
17.0 |
17.5 |
16.4 |
16.4 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.4 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
9.2 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
275.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
2 838.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
185.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
300.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
24.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
8.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
900 |
942 |
951 |
939 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
336 |
384 |
414 |
408 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
357 |
372 |
369 |
363 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 593 |
1 698 |
1 734 |
1 710 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
174 |
174 |
108 |
159 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
72 |
108 |
90 |
63 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
246 |
282 |
198 |
222 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
198 |
207 |
153 |
174 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
15 |
12 |
39 |
48 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
213 |
219 |
192 |
222 |
- |
|
|
|