|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
519 |
503 |
458 |
469 |
390 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
5.0 |
4.9 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 195 |
2 542 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
16.2 |
20.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 361 |
8 240 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 593 |
8 363 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
357.9 |
378.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 652 |
45 242 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 788 |
10 905 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
374.1 |
399.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 675 |
36 617 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 323 |
2 335 |
2 332 |
2 400 |
2 488 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
4 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
88 |
91 |
102 |
116 |
139 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
978 |
1 000 |
992 |
950 |
991 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
539 |
518 |
477 |
545 |
561 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
573 |
569 |
557 |
505 |
469 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
366 |
367 |
331 |
327 |
369 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
60.0 |
58.3 |
62.5 |
59.0 |
60.9 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 964 |
35 705 |
36 792 |
38 126 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
10 777 |
9 157 |
8 229 |
6 881 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 138 |
4 261 |
4 960 |
5 722 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
20 387 |
21 276 |
22 566 |
24 412 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 667 |
1 504 |
1 862 |
3 831 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
340.3 |
354.5 |
372.3 |
394.9 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.5 |
52.8 |
52.4 |
52.3 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.5 |
47.2 |
47.6 |
47.7 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.2 |
19.7 |
19.4 |
18.9 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
19.7 |
19.2 |
18.6 |
18.2 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.0 |
22.9 |
22.7 |
22.3 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.9 |
21.9 |
22.1 |
23.1 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.4 |
13.6 |
14.3 |
14.2 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.9 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
13.7 |
13.4 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.7 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
7.0 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.0 |
10.4 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.1 |
19.3 |
19.6 |
19.5 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.9 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.5 |
10.8 |
11.1 |
10.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
14.2 |
14.3 |
14.6 |
14.5 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.0 |
9.3 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
348.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
2 868.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
234.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
396.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
47.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
12.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
960 |
861 |
903 |
873 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
375 |
438 |
444 |
447 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
300 |
339 |
351 |
339 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 635 |
1 638 |
1 698 |
1 659 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
189 |
117 |
141 |
120 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
72 |
117 |
66 |
66 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
261 |
234 |
207 |
186 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
186 |
198 |
117 |
117 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
15 |
24 |
54 |
33 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
201 |
222 |
171 |
150 |
- |
|
|
|