|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
360 |
448 |
413 |
367 |
325 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
8.3 |
10.9 |
9.8 |
8.1 |
7.4 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 294 |
1 536 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
8.7 |
12.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 686 |
7 935 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 330 |
3 185 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
122.6 |
123.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 816 |
38 680 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 624 |
4 721 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
131.2 |
135.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
28 384 |
28 677 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
985 |
992 |
1 015 |
1 026 |
1 071 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
6 |
6 |
6 |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
80 |
90 |
95 |
99 |
113 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
620 |
630 |
661 |
671 |
688 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
446 |
441 |
418 |
438 |
408 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
345 |
336 |
312 |
282 |
253 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
276 |
248 |
248 |
241 |
223 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
74.2 |
72.0 |
73.4 |
71.1 |
73.7 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
27 617 |
28 565 |
29 735 |
31 144 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
7 143 |
8 114 |
7 345 |
6 761 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 556 |
4 050 |
6 737 |
5 528 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 914 |
19 969 |
20 629 |
21 906 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 485 |
1 623 |
1 871 |
1 971 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
106.4 |
114.3 |
127.5 |
130.9 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.6 |
54.2 |
53.0 |
52.6 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.4 |
45.8 |
47.0 |
47.4 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
15.7 |
15.8 |
16.0 |
16.2 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
16.1 |
16.3 |
15.9 |
15.7 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.8 |
22.9 |
22.1 |
21.4 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
28.0 |
28.0 |
28.5 |
28.5 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.4 |
14.1 |
14.7 |
15.1 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.8 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
15.8 |
15.9 |
15.7 |
16.3 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.1 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
9.9 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.6 |
15.9 |
17.3 |
17.3 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.5 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
8.9 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
9.1 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
19.0 |
18.7 |
19.5 |
19.5 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
12.7 |
11.6 |
9.8 |
9.4 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
358.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 358.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
239.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
398.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
39.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
9.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
717 |
675 |
699 |
690 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
165 |
174 |
159 |
162 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
60 |
72 |
69 |
66 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
942 |
921 |
927 |
918 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
78 |
60 |
111 |
78 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
9 |
24 |
18 |
36 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
87 |
84 |
129 |
114 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
78 |
111 |
75 |
84 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
12 |
6 |
42 |
27 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
90 |
117 |
117 |
111 |
- |
|
|
|