|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
835 |
669 |
616 |
659 |
531 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.7 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 291 |
3 862 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
23.7 |
32.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 195 |
8 520 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
15 557 |
15 073 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
626.7 |
653.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
40 286 |
43 365 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
18 848 |
18 935 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
650.4 |
686.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 508 |
36 258 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
3 926 |
4 115 |
4 210 |
4 297 |
4 394 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
12 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
102 |
122 |
131 |
143 |
167 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 071 |
1 087 |
1 097 |
1 097 |
1 140 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
587 |
572 |
593 |
549 |
535 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
626 |
619 |
591 |
588 |
524 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
607 |
560 |
511 |
524 |
477 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
59.7 |
57.3 |
58.1 |
57.1 |
59.5 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 605 |
35 066 |
36 300 |
37 622 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 259 |
16 447 |
16 758 |
17 225 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 244 |
3 815 |
3 938 |
4 663 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 672 |
18 495 |
19 566 |
20 940 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 027 |
2 079 |
2 155 |
2 295 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
597.0 |
630.6 |
652.0 |
688.7 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.9 |
51.5 |
51.2 |
51.0 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.1 |
48.5 |
48.8 |
49.0 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.9 |
19.9 |
19.4 |
19.0 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
21.6 |
21.0 |
20.9 |
20.8 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
21.1 |
20.9 |
21.2 |
21.3 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.4 |
22.0 |
21.4 |
21.4 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.6 |
14.4 |
15.1 |
15.3 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.5 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.2 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
16.1 |
16.4 |
16.5 |
17.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.2 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.9 |
20.1 |
20.4 |
20.0 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.7 |
10.8 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
9.5 |
9.3 |
8.9 |
8.6 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.4 |
10.4 |
10.3 |
10.0 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
348.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
4 410.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
216.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
401.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
53.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
13.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 518 |
1 488 |
1 443 |
1 488 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
381 |
435 |
438 |
474 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
282 |
309 |
318 |
321 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 181 |
2 232 |
2 199 |
2 283 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
291 |
273 |
255 |
279 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
66 |
99 |
87 |
102 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
357 |
372 |
342 |
381 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
366 |
318 |
249 |
210 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
9 |
9 |
75 |
60 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
375 |
327 |
324 |
270 |
- |
|
|
|