|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
374 |
324 |
331 |
341 |
454 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 598 |
3 128 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
16.0 |
23.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 147 |
7 489 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
11 465 |
11 050 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
496.3 |
521.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 292 |
47 150 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
14 063 |
14 178 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
512.3 |
544.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 430 |
38 400 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 365 |
1 426 |
1 461 |
1 510 |
1 638 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
4 |
4 |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
72 |
72 |
74 |
82 |
86 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
462 |
474 |
475 |
476 |
500 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
342 |
341 |
311 |
352 |
318 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
458 |
459 |
447 |
387 |
344 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
354 |
358 |
338 |
299 |
292 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
51.7 |
54.7 |
56.8 |
54.8 |
60.0 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
35 144 |
36 214 |
37 596 |
38 795 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
12 052 |
11 762 |
12 807 |
12 105 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 708 |
6 677 |
6 950 |
8 683 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
19 213 |
20 752 |
22 075 |
24 764 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 807 |
2 975 |
3 015 |
3 147 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
460.7 |
491.4 |
515.7 |
548.2 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.1 |
52.9 |
53.0 |
52.5 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.9 |
47.1 |
47.0 |
47.5 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.2 |
18.2 |
18.5 |
18.9 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
17.7 |
17.5 |
16.2 |
15.4 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
25.7 |
25.5 |
25.4 |
25.3 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
24.4 |
24.1 |
24.4 |
24.6 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.4 |
12.9 |
13.5 |
13.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
11.5 |
11.4 |
11.3 |
11.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
15.2 |
15.6 |
15.7 |
15.7 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.6 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.6 |
16.1 |
16.1 |
16.6 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.9 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
7.9 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.8 |
10.1 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.7 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
7.8 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
492.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
4 064.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
288.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
581.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
89.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 698 |
1 617 |
1 620 |
1 599 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
657 |
690 |
681 |
735 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
213 |
225 |
234 |
225 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 568 |
2 532 |
2 535 |
2 559 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
306 |
315 |
282 |
285 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
111 |
81 |
117 |
114 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
417 |
396 |
399 |
399 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
351 |
369 |
315 |
273 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
15 |
42 |
78 |
84 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
366 |
411 |
393 |
357 |
- |
|
|
|