|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
583 |
656 |
711 |
690 |
633 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.5 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 734 |
3 215 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
18.9 |
25.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 928 |
8 060 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
11 448 |
11 268 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
478.9 |
503.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 835 |
44 685 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
14 182 |
14 483 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
497.9 |
529.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 105 |
36 555 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 970 |
1 993 |
2 018 |
2 097 |
2 264 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
209 |
217 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
826 |
848 |
849 |
864 |
902 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
461 |
466 |
446 |
440 |
396 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
587 |
567 |
570 |
543 |
496 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
413 |
383 |
379 |
393 |
387 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
58.1 |
61.7 |
61.6 |
58.5 |
np |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
35 561 |
37 064 |
38 317 |
39 305 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
10 611 |
10 634 |
9 878 |
8 683 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 113 |
4 462 |
5 008 |
5 408 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 267 |
17 743 |
18 587 |
19 949 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 812 |
2 644 |
2 202 |
2 146 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
452.8 |
482.8 |
507.1 |
534.6 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.7 |
53.3 |
53.5 |
52.9 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.3 |
46.7 |
46.5 |
47.1 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.3 |
18.2 |
18.0 |
18.1 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
19.0 |
18.3 |
17.8 |
17.2 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
26.3 |
25.6 |
25.4 |
24.8 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
23.6 |
24.0 |
23.8 |
24.2 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.0 |
12.1 |
13.1 |
13.5 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
9.8 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
15.1 |
15.2 |
15.4 |
15.3 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.7 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.4 |
13.0 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.4 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
17.4 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
9.4 |
9.2 |
9.5 |
9.2 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
8.8 |
8.7 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.5 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.3 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.2 |
7.7 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
413.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 836.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
251.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
482.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
68.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
14.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 455 |
1 431 |
1 425 |
1 350 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
510 |
621 |
645 |
636 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
210 |
231 |
234 |
213 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 175 |
2 283 |
2 304 |
2 199 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
261 |
246 |
225 |
231 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
81 |
132 |
102 |
123 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
342 |
378 |
327 |
354 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
285 |
276 |
231 |
222 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
21 |
6 |
78 |
84 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
306 |
282 |
309 |
306 |
- |
|
|
|