|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
990 |
787 |
721 |
681 |
672 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
9.1 |
7.1 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 345 |
2 847 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
17.0 |
23.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 235 |
8 218 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
9 437 |
9 455 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
391.6 |
446.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 494 |
47 173 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
11 782 |
12 302 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
408.5 |
469.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 675 |
38 158 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 735 |
2 742 |
2 720 |
2 740 |
2 794 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
11 |
17 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
131 |
140 |
150 |
160 |
170 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 050 |
1 043 |
1 026 |
1 015 |
1 022 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
832 |
726 |
672 |
634 |
631 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
605 |
583 |
549 |
493 |
438 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
443 |
387 |
397 |
407 |
427 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
58.8 |
54.6 |
52.9 |
53.3 |
53.3 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
30 463 |
32 256 |
33 877 |
35 189 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 977 |
16 879 |
17 876 |
18 954 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
7 961 |
8 298 |
9 424 |
12 271 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
23 609 |
25 847 |
29 247 |
31 343 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 341 |
3 465 |
3 847 |
5 447 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
333.9 |
368.1 |
407.2 |
463.3 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
49.9 |
49.5 |
49.5 |
49.1 |
- |
Females |
% |
50.1 |
50.5 |
50.5 |
50.9 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.3 |
21.5 |
21.6 |
21.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
25.9 |
26.0 |
25.5 |
26.1 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
19.5 |
19.2 |
19.2 |
19.2 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
18.5 |
17.7 |
17.7 |
17.2 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.4 |
13.1 |
13.2 |
13.4 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
9.3 |
9.4 |
9.6 |
9.2 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
13.2 |
13.8 |
13.9 |
14.4 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.9 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.3 |
10.1 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.7 |
19.0 |
19.3 |
19.1 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
12.7 |
12.8 |
13.0 |
12.9 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
9.7 |
9.9 |
10.1 |
9.8 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.6 |
9.8 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 191 |
1 092 |
1 104 |
1 071 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
267 |
345 |
354 |
432 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
192 |
222 |
201 |
204 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 650 |
1 659 |
1 659 |
1 707 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
324 |
264 |
285 |
294 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
78 |
111 |
84 |
159 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
402 |
375 |
369 |
453 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
336 |
333 |
312 |
297 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
6 |
18 |
48 |
57 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
342 |
351 |
360 |
354 |
- |
|
|
|