|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
244 |
267 |
295 |
207 |
245 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
3.7 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 576 |
1 990 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
11.5 |
15.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 299 |
7 829 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 504 |
5 034 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
210.8 |
198.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 307 |
39 405 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
7 080 |
7 024 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
222.3 |
213.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
31 405 |
30 459 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 434 |
1 499 |
1 498 |
1 498 |
1 583 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
0 |
0 |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
44 |
51 |
56 |
74 |
92 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
490 |
494 |
494 |
506 |
523 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
266 |
219 |
227 |
260 |
222 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
274 |
289 |
296 |
285 |
268 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
272 |
238 |
225 |
234 |
253 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
62.1 |
62.6 |
65.9 |
56.0 |
65.5 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
30 556 |
31 928 |
32 880 |
32 714 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
10 069 |
14 848 |
14 242 |
5 208 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 885 |
5 327 |
5 723 |
6 765 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 292 |
16 554 |
18 885 |
19 523 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 205 |
1 236 |
1 072 |
1 264 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
194.8 |
217.1 |
225.4 |
209.6 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.7 |
53.4 |
52.7 |
52.4 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.3 |
46.6 |
47.3 |
47.6 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.3 |
19.6 |
19.4 |
19.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
20.8 |
20.0 |
18.6 |
18.1 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.8 |
22.1 |
22.6 |
22.3 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.1 |
22.4 |
22.5 |
22.5 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.9 |
13.3 |
14.4 |
15.1 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.3 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
8.2 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
13.9 |
13.5 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.9 |
12.4 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
14.7 |
14.6 |
14.2 |
14.9 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.0 |
8.4 |
9.0 |
8.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
21.6 |
22.0 |
21.6 |
21.3 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
7.0 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
450.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
2 127.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
285.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
497.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
46.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
9.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
852 |
807 |
816 |
813 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
294 |
306 |
324 |
351 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
135 |
138 |
153 |
162 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 281 |
1 251 |
1 293 |
1 326 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
99 |
120 |
141 |
120 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
24 |
33 |
69 |
51 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
123 |
153 |
210 |
171 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
138 |
153 |
72 |
129 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
9 |
15 |
45 |
24 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
147 |
168 |
117 |
153 |
- |
|
|
|