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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployed persons |
no. |
148 |
119 |
122 |
89 |
138 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
6.7 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
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|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
463 |
503 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 534 |
7 222 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 886 |
1 826 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
72.5 |
74.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 441 |
40 832 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 349 |
2 329 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
75.5 |
78.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 152 |
33 573 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
296 |
307 |
311 |
328 |
340 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
142 |
142 |
148 |
155 |
171 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
95 |
92 |
92 |
92 |
94 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
145 |
137 |
137 |
133 |
144 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
70 |
60 |
51 |
46 |
49 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
44.2 |
46.7 |
38.0 |
37.0 |
48.9 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
30 475 |
30 514 |
31 219 |
32 908 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
26 080 |
16 472 |
15 853 |
14 138 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
6 141 |
6 327 |
6 758 |
7 771 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
19 487 |
22 511 |
22 519 |
24 597 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 951 |
1 456 |
816 |
1 130 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
75.7 |
71.7 |
73.2 |
76.3 |
- |
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Males |
% |
55.0 |
54.3 |
54.1 |
53.1 |
- |
Females |
% |
45.0 |
45.7 |
45.9 |
46.9 |
- |
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|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.0 |
19.7 |
19.3 |
20.8 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.0 |
21.8 |
20.9 |
20.0 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.3 |
22.3 |
23.7 |
23.1 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.1 |
21.4 |
21.7 |
22.0 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.7 |
12.7 |
11.7 |
11.6 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
- |
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Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.4 |
6.1 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
11.6 |
11.4 |
11.3 |
11.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.1 |
5.8 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
17.2 |
16.5 |
16.6 |
16.2 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
13.3 |
13.6 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.6 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.0 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
19.4 |
21.8 |
25.7 |
25.7 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.7 |
8.7 |
7.6 |
8.2 |
- |
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|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
404.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
643.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
275.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
447.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
42.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
9.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
186 |
198 |
192 |
195 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
120 |
123 |
120 |
126 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
99 |
102 |
93 |
96 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
405 |
423 |
405 |
417 |
- |
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|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
21 |
33 |
27 |
36 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
15 |
15 |
21 |
12 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
36 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
- |
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Non-employing business exits |
no. |
42 |
27 |
24 |
27 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
3 |
0 |
27 |
12 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
45 |
27 |
51 |
39 |
- |
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