|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
4 798 |
4 074 |
4 080 |
4 192 |
5 840 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.9 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
19 204 |
23 459 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
119.8 |
173.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 239 |
7 402 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
100 094 |
100 583 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
4 133.6 |
4 471.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 297 |
44 457 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
119 298 |
124 042 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
4 253.4 |
4 645.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 654 |
37 449 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
11 927 |
12 736 |
13 370 |
14 105 |
15 179 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
16 |
np |
22 |
21 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
796 |
989 |
1 110 |
1 264 |
1 495 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
5 420 |
5 723 |
5 933 |
6 193 |
6 598 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
3 807 |
3 852 |
3 929 |
3 966 |
3 788 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
5 082 |
5 276 |
5 214 |
4 909 |
4 568 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
3 776 |
3 822 |
3 843 |
3 828 |
3 869 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
53.7 |
54.7 |
53.6 |
54.0 |
53.9 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
35 173 |
36 444 |
37 746 |
39 064 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 399 |
14 103 |
14 354 |
14 932 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 079 |
3 954 |
4 361 |
5 210 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 420 |
16 504 |
18 360 |
19 889 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 333 |
2 363 |
2 222 |
2 690 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
3 707.6 |
4 001.3 |
4 308.3 |
4 703.8 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.9 |
53.8 |
53.5 |
53.3 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.1 |
46.2 |
46.5 |
46.7 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.9 |
18.9 |
18.7 |
18.5 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
25.2 |
24.6 |
24.2 |
23.7 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
26.5 |
26.0 |
25.7 |
25.5 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.0 |
20.3 |
20.6 |
21.0 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.4 |
9.0 |
9.6 |
10.0 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.5 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
10.7 |
11.0 |
11.3 |
11.7 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
12.8 |
12.5 |
12.2 |
11.9 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.8 |
16.9 |
17.3 |
17.4 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
10.5 |
10.3 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.2 |
10.0 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
12.8 |
13.1 |
12.7 |
12.6 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.4 |
9.3 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
361.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
25 027.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
205.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
456.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
94.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
20.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
8 952 |
8 631 |
8 712 |
9 057 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
3 051 |
3 645 |
3 846 |
4 128 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
1 488 |
1 659 |
1 665 |
1 719 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
13 491 |
13 935 |
14 223 |
14 904 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
1 959 |
1 977 |
1 890 |
2 031 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
747 |
804 |
801 |
879 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
2 706 |
2 781 |
2 691 |
2 910 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
2 553 |
2 274 |
1 809 |
1 785 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
87 |
108 |
576 |
543 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
2 640 |
2 382 |
2 385 |
2 328 |
- |
|
|
|