|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
2 207 |
1 778 |
1 667 |
1 827 |
1 426 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
3.9 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
9 375 |
11 113 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
65.2 |
91.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 954 |
8 204 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
49 190 |
47 557 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 019.6 |
2 102.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 056 |
44 213 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
58 565 |
58 670 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 084.8 |
2 193.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 597 |
37 393 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
9 310 |
9 686 |
9 835 |
10 077 |
10 524 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
279 |
335 |
353 |
395 |
442 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
2 866 |
2 934 |
2 931 |
2 957 |
3 043 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 522 |
1 467 |
1 540 |
1 449 |
1 410 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 959 |
1 972 |
1 877 |
1 762 |
1 560 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 639 |
1 527 |
1 417 |
1 427 |
1 312 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
57.9 |
56.4 |
56.7 |
56.8 |
60.3 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
34 700 |
36 176 |
37 410 |
38 869 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 253 |
16 143 |
16 726 |
17 726 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 739 |
3 075 |
3 433 |
4 076 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 114 |
17 770 |
18 927 |
20 209 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 115 |
2 181 |
2 276 |
2 365 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
1 915.5 |
2 018.1 |
2 098.3 |
2 209.0 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.8 |
51.5 |
51.3 |
51.0 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.2 |
48.5 |
48.7 |
49.0 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.7 |
20.0 |
19.6 |
19.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
21.6 |
20.7 |
20.3 |
19.8 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.0 |
22.8 |
22.7 |
22.5 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.5 |
22.4 |
22.1 |
22.4 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.9 |
12.7 |
13.6 |
14.1 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.9 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
8.6 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
15.5 |
15.6 |
15.7 |
16.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.8 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.5 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.2 |
10.0 |
10.1 |
10.0 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
20.3 |
20.5 |
20.6 |
20.4 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.7 |
10.8 |
10.9 |
11.0 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.7 |
10.3 |
10.2 |
9.9 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
347.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
12 755.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
210.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
413.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
65.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
4 194 |
4 098 |
3 981 |
4 125 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
1 029 |
1 203 |
1 209 |
1 290 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
630 |
672 |
678 |
711 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
5 853 |
5 973 |
5 868 |
6 126 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
765 |
708 |
711 |
729 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
192 |
243 |
261 |
243 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
957 |
951 |
972 |
972 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
861 |
834 |
738 |
636 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
21 |
36 |
198 |
141 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
882 |
870 |
936 |
777 |
- |
|
|
|