|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
2 028 |
1 719 |
1 589 |
1 188 |
1 399 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
9.7 |
7.9 |
6.6 |
5.1 |
5.7 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 825 |
8 095 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
54.6 |
71.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
8 004 |
8 815 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
24 099 |
24 690 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 163.5 |
1 319.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
48 278 |
53 438 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
30 924 |
32 785 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 218.1 |
1 390.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
39 390 |
42 420 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
8 033 |
8 532 |
8 763 |
9 069 |
9 632 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
56 |
55 |
55 |
53 |
54 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
263 |
292 |
304 |
339 |
392 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
2 409 |
2 418 |
2 394 |
2 397 |
2 452 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 395 |
1 266 |
1 124 |
1 018 |
1 037 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 604 |
1 632 |
1 548 |
1 433 |
1 319 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
850 |
722 |
672 |
565 |
501 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
56.4 |
62.1 |
63.8 |
60.4 |
57.0 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
34 673 |
37 076 |
40 242 |
42 130 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
18 088 |
19 548 |
21 920 |
24 556 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 850 |
5 944 |
7 268 |
7 939 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 366 |
18 207 |
20 271 |
21 704 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
5 106 |
4 692 |
4 823 |
4 661 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
888.5 |
1 011.5 |
1 183.0 |
1 335.9 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.8 |
53.7 |
53.5 |
52.9 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.2 |
46.3 |
46.5 |
47.1 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.1 |
20.4 |
20.5 |
20.6 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
17.3 |
17.4 |
17.1 |
17.4 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.1 |
22.3 |
21.8 |
21.3 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
23.1 |
22.8 |
22.8 |
22.6 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
14.0 |
14.4 |
14.8 |
15.0 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.4 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.8 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
12.2 |
12.5 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.4 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.5 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
14.1 |
13.9 |
14.7 |
14.3 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.1 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
14.7 |
14.9 |
15.2 |
15.7 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
9.7 |
10.0 |
10.2 |
10.3 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.8 |
12.0 |
11.8 |
11.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
11.6 |
11.6 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.8 |
9.2 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
- |
|
|
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. |
2 202 |
2 193 |
2 262 |
2 484 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
687 |
918 |
924 |
1 029 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
504 |
579 |
624 |
633 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
3 393 |
3 690 |
3 810 |
4 146 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
552 |
531 |
600 |
666 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
219 |
249 |
219 |
285 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
771 |
780 |
819 |
951 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
564 |
555 |
477 |
522 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
15 |
27 |
177 |
159 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
579 |
582 |
654 |
681 |
- |
|
|
|