|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
755 |
666 |
728 |
557 |
590 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
16.3 |
13.9 |
14.8 |
11.1 |
11.4 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 264 |
1 488 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
8.8 |
12.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 955 |
8 137 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 681 |
4 657 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
167.9 |
182.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 869 |
39 114 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 945 |
6 145 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
176.7 |
194.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
29 721 |
31 613 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 441 |
1 446 |
1 454 |
1 463 |
1 487 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
98 |
122 |
126 |
132 |
162 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
929 |
917 |
895 |
898 |
916 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
415 |
378 |
376 |
332 |
325 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
532 |
533 |
513 |
468 |
421 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
354 |
329 |
285 |
269 |
254 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
57.3 |
61.0 |
56.6 |
59.7 |
53.9 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
29 154 |
30 116 |
32 021 |
33 309 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 646 |
13 348 |
14 080 |
15 397 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 777 |
3 713 |
4 258 |
4 595 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 612 |
17 264 |
18 200 |
19 130 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 964 |
3 147 |
3 188 |
2 591 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
155.6 |
161.9 |
173.2 |
189.8 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
57.8 |
57.2 |
56.6 |
56.2 |
- |
Females |
% |
42.2 |
42.8 |
43.4 |
43.8 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.1 |
21.5 |
21.0 |
21.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
25.3 |
24.7 |
24.5 |
23.7 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.0 |
23.7 |
23.5 |
23.3 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
17.9 |
18.2 |
18.8 |
19.3 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
9.9 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
10.5 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
7.9 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.4 |
10.3 |
10.5 |
10.3 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.0 |
15.4 |
16.0 |
16.2 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
12.8 |
12.3 |
13.3 |
13.2 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
8.7 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
23.7 |
24.6 |
24.1 |
24.4 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
12.0 |
11.4 |
9.4 |
9.0 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
193.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
901.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
119.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
226.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
32.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
14.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
327 |
300 |
261 |
282 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
66 |
84 |
87 |
93 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
42 |
42 |
45 |
48 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
435 |
426 |
393 |
423 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
87 |
75 |
60 |
93 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
21 |
30 |
21 |
27 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
108 |
105 |
81 |
120 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
87 |
90 |
72 |
66 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
0 |
3 |
24 |
33 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
87 |
93 |
96 |
99 |
- |
|
|
|