|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
255 |
198 |
202 |
191 |
237 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.5 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 218 |
1 392 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
7.8 |
10.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 415 |
7 297 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 301 |
4 268 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
162.8 |
179.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
37 840 |
42 001 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 519 |
5 660 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
170.6 |
189.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
30 905 |
33 466 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
828 |
841 |
834 |
821 |
876 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
26 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
34 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
322 |
358 |
363 |
371 |
402 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
198 |
174 |
160 |
156 |
154 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
224 |
242 |
233 |
206 |
179 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
123 |
131 |
144 |
121 |
102 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
63.1 |
64.9 |
65.0 |
64.1 |
62.3 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
26 624 |
28 492 |
29 584 |
31 424 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 460 |
12 304 |
14 037 |
16 102 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 894 |
5 219 |
5 874 |
7 556 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 966 |
17 831 |
19 151 |
19 695 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 346 |
2 032 |
1 861 |
2 044 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
150.9 |
156.0 |
168.7 |
190.0 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.1 |
52.8 |
52.3 |
51.9 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.9 |
47.2 |
47.7 |
48.1 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.8 |
19.8 |
18.9 |
19.4 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
18.7 |
17.8 |
16.7 |
17.2 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.8 |
23.5 |
23.3 |
22.7 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.9 |
22.5 |
23.5 |
23.1 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.2 |
13.8 |
14.7 |
14.7 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.9 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
5.7 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
13.0 |
13.0 |
12.6 |
12.9 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
4.2 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
8.1 |
8.0 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
12.3 |
12.3 |
13.2 |
13.4 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.3 |
8.1 |
8.7 |
8.9 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.0 |
9.8 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
27.0 |
27.4 |
26.3 |
26.0 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.8 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
436.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 693.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
293.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
479.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
43.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
9.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
711 |
696 |
681 |
717 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
204 |
228 |
222 |
225 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
237 |
249 |
261 |
255 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 152 |
1 173 |
1 164 |
1 197 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
96 |
78 |
111 |
111 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
39 |
51 |
57 |
45 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
135 |
129 |
168 |
156 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
126 |
111 |
108 |
63 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
0 |
27 |
48 |
57 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
126 |
138 |
156 |
120 |
- |
|
|
|