|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
719 |
620 |
665 |
506 |
530 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
8.6 |
7.2 |
7.5 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 500 |
1 776 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
9.6 |
13.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 429 |
7 412 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
7 898 |
8 118 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
329.8 |
368.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 758 |
45 396 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
9 398 |
9 894 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
339.5 |
381.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 120 |
38 578 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
826 |
917 |
946 |
1 008 |
1 072 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
61 |
77 |
76 |
84 |
89 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
459 |
460 |
461 |
475 |
486 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
435 |
391 |
375 |
345 |
327 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
654 |
656 |
646 |
567 |
499 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
393 |
380 |
340 |
301 |
304 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
55.1 |
55.0 |
54.1 |
56.6 |
49.9 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
35 698 |
37 122 |
38 804 |
41 048 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 698 |
13 378 |
13 110 |
14 434 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
1 597 |
1 466 |
1 935 |
2 401 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 669 |
15 966 |
17 163 |
18 427 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 449 |
2 624 |
2 644 |
2 662 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
277.3 |
307.8 |
342.7 |
386.0 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.3 |
51.4 |
51.2 |
50.9 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.7 |
48.6 |
48.8 |
49.1 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.7 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
18.6 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
29.1 |
27.2 |
26.0 |
24.8 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
28.2 |
28.1 |
28.1 |
28.4 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
16.4 |
16.9 |
17.3 |
17.8 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
7.7 |
8.4 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.9 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
7.9 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
15.1 |
15.1 |
15.3 |
16.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.8 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
7.8 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
8.1 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
20.7 |
20.3 |
20.8 |
19.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.0 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
8.7 |
8.8 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.4 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.8 |
11.3 |
10.4 |
10.3 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
273.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 701.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
162.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
357.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
83.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
23.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
567 |
543 |
570 |
552 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
153 |
189 |
222 |
279 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
51 |
60 |
78 |
75 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
771 |
792 |
870 |
906 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
189 |
159 |
186 |
177 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
69 |
54 |
87 |
99 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
258 |
213 |
273 |
276 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
159 |
174 |
129 |
147 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
6 |
12 |
33 |
30 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
165 |
186 |
162 |
177 |
- |
|
|
|