|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
598 |
561 |
580 |
492 |
315 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.2 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
5.2 |
3.3 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 224 |
2 538 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
17.3 |
23.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 793 |
9 215 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 714 |
8 732 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
370.2 |
412.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
42 480 |
47 245 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 938 |
11 270 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
387.5 |
435.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 427 |
38 681 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 736 |
2 764 |
2 716 |
2 706 |
2 849 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
6 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
102 |
119 |
117 |
119 |
131 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 022 |
988 |
988 |
948 |
936 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
501 |
460 |
435 |
422 |
346 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
585 |
590 |
541 |
476 |
409 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
348 |
294 |
253 |
220 |
175 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
62.8 |
57.3 |
54.6 |
59.6 |
55.9 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 434 |
35 013 |
36 903 |
38 910 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
12 461 |
11 802 |
12 744 |
13 723 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 260 |
5 894 |
6 749 |
8 789 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
18 717 |
20 033 |
22 991 |
24 060 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 986 |
3 018 |
3 405 |
3 673 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
323.5 |
348.5 |
387.8 |
436.0 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.1 |
52.0 |
50.5 |
50.1 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.9 |
48.0 |
49.5 |
49.9 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.6 |
19.3 |
18.6 |
18.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
18.2 |
18.0 |
17.7 |
17.6 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.0 |
21.8 |
21.9 |
21.8 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
24.2 |
23.2 |
22.7 |
22.4 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
14.5 |
15.4 |
16.3 |
16.9 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.4 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
8.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
15.2 |
15.3 |
15.7 |
15.8 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.5 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.0 |
10.3 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.4 |
19.4 |
20.2 |
19.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.8 |
7.0 |
6.3 |
6.6 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.8 |
9.8 |
9.4 |
9.1 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.8 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
10.6 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.3 |
9.6 |
8.9 |
9.5 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
429.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 692.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
295.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
486.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
56.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
11.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
909 |
915 |
864 |
867 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
300 |
390 |
390 |
426 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
183 |
204 |
207 |
201 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 392 |
1 509 |
1 461 |
1 494 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
231 |
243 |
183 |
162 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
66 |
66 |
105 |
111 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
297 |
309 |
288 |
273 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
198 |
261 |
174 |
225 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
12 |
6 |
57 |
72 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
210 |
267 |
231 |
297 |
- |
|
|
|