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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployed persons |
no. |
324 |
358 |
404 |
404 |
375 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.1 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
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|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 677 |
1 952 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
11.7 |
16.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 948 |
8 176 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
7 316 |
7 232 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
311.3 |
326.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
42 548 |
45 184 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 993 |
9 184 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
322.9 |
342.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 909 |
37 318 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 266 |
1 288 |
1 301 |
1 345 |
1 467 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
9 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
10 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
86 |
102 |
114 |
136 |
146 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
493 |
510 |
515 |
529 |
552 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
259 |
253 |
244 |
243 |
220 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
395 |
381 |
379 |
371 |
334 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
269 |
242 |
235 |
243 |
251 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
53.6 |
61.9 |
58.1 |
54.7 |
54.7 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
36 220 |
37 991 |
39 203 |
40 104 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
11 336 |
12 274 |
10 818 |
10 945 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 080 |
4 250 |
4 836 |
4 962 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 770 |
18 164 |
19 061 |
20 228 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 683 |
2 840 |
1 787 |
1 970 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
292.1 |
313.0 |
330.2 |
348.3 |
- |
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|
Males |
% |
53.5 |
53.3 |
53.4 |
52.8 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.5 |
46.7 |
46.6 |
47.2 |
- |
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|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.8 |
18.5 |
18.5 |
18.8 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
19.5 |
18.9 |
18.3 |
17.8 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
25.9 |
25.3 |
25.2 |
24.4 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
23.0 |
23.6 |
23.3 |
23.5 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.9 |
11.9 |
12.8 |
13.2 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
- |
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Managers and Administrators |
% |
10.5 |
10.6 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
14.3 |
14.5 |
15.0 |
14.9 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.9 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.0 |
12.8 |
12.7 |
12.7 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.0 |
17.4 |
17.5 |
17.7 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
9.5 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.1 |
9.4 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
9.7 |
9.6 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.0 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
- |
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|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
401.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
2 253.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
239.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
475.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
73.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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|
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Non-employing businesses |
no. |
780 |
741 |
768 |
714 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
342 |
402 |
414 |
414 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
141 |
153 |
147 |
141 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 263 |
1 296 |
1 329 |
1 269 |
- |
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Non-employing business entries |
no. |
165 |
153 |
138 |
135 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
48 |
108 |
63 |
81 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
213 |
261 |
201 |
216 |
- |
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Non-employing business exits |
no. |
195 |
171 |
132 |
135 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
12 |
3 |
54 |
51 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
207 |
174 |
186 |
186 |
- |
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