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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployed persons |
no. |
278 |
266 |
286 |
205 |
163 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.5 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
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|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
516 |
604 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 106 |
8 181 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 228 |
3 282 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
169.5 |
195.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
52 501 |
59 469 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 744 |
3 886 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
173.1 |
200.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
46 245 |
51 498 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
452 |
451 |
439 |
438 |
449 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
0 |
0 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
21 |
22 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
234 |
235 |
237 |
234 |
236 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
251 |
204 |
204 |
160 |
156 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
131 |
130 |
125 |
106 |
94 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
130 |
111 |
106 |
101 |
84 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
61.4 |
56.0 |
55.3 |
55.9 |
57.5 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
39 271 |
41 893 |
43 720 |
45 834 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
23 433 |
25 401 |
29 282 |
31 029 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
7 394 |
7 996 |
10 156 |
11 206 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
21 064 |
22 503 |
25 905 |
28 498 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 966 |
4 992 |
5 621 |
3 709 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
144.7 |
161.7 |
177.4 |
195.3 |
- |
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|
Males |
% |
54.3 |
54.2 |
54.3 |
54.5 |
- |
Females |
% |
45.7 |
45.8 |
45.7 |
45.5 |
- |
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|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.8 |
20.9 |
20.7 |
21.2 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
26.8 |
26.0 |
25.7 |
25.0 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
21.0 |
20.6 |
20.3 |
20.2 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.4 |
19.9 |
20.3 |
20.1 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.2 |
10.7 |
10.9 |
11.3 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
- |
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|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.8 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
8.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
22.3 |
22.3 |
22.5 |
21.6 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.2 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
8.2 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
8.5 |
8.4 |
9.2 |
9.6 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.2 |
16.1 |
16.1 |
15.6 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
7.7 |
7.2 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
7.9 |
8.3 |
8.1 |
8.5 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
14.7 |
14.3 |
13.2 |
13.4 |
- |
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|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
375.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 010.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
288.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
438.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
63.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
14.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
453 |
414 |
462 |
468 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
111 |
132 |
147 |
156 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
141 |
156 |
165 |
168 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
705 |
702 |
774 |
792 |
- |
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|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
69 |
75 |
84 |
99 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
36 |
54 |
48 |
48 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
105 |
129 |
132 |
147 |
- |
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|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
120 |
111 |
84 |
114 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
3 |
9 |
33 |
60 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
123 |
120 |
117 |
174 |
- |
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