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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployed persons |
no. |
422 |
395 |
405 |
431 |
414 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
6.1 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
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|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 833 |
2 364 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
12.4 |
17.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 753 |
7 225 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 796 |
5 333 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
220.8 |
227.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 100 |
42 704 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
7 629 |
7 697 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
233.2 |
244.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
30 568 |
31 807 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 632 |
1 656 |
1 659 |
1 665 |
1 728 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
72 |
94 |
99 |
96 |
109 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
654 |
679 |
668 |
667 |
698 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
442 |
399 |
416 |
435 |
383 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
357 |
380 |
386 |
333 |
328 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
277 |
288 |
294 |
283 |
281 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
70.7 |
67.2 |
66.3 |
66.5 |
73.6 |
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|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
31 842 |
33 010 |
33 820 |
35 980 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
9 336 |
10 117 |
10 855 |
2 627 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 576 |
3 679 |
4 089 |
4 124 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
18 434 |
20 189 |
21 120 |
22 231 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 518 |
994 |
1 284 |
1 754 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
215.5 |
224.8 |
231.8 |
231.5 |
- |
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Males |
% |
53.7 |
53.4 |
53.2 |
53.0 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.3 |
46.6 |
46.8 |
47.0 |
- |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.5 |
20.7 |
20.4 |
20.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
21.2 |
20.5 |
19.5 |
19.1 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.2 |
24.1 |
23.9 |
23.6 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.8 |
20.6 |
21.6 |
22.4 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.6 |
11.2 |
11.7 |
11.5 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
- |
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Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.8 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
6.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
13.9 |
13.3 |
13.7 |
13.8 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.1 |
5.9 |
5.7 |
6.5 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
12.5 |
13.1 |
13.0 |
12.9 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.3 |
16.6 |
16.9 |
17.4 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.9 |
9.0 |
9.1 |
9.3 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.8 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
10.8 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
14.4 |
14.6 |
14.6 |
14.0 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.9 |
8.1 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
- |
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Net worth per household |
$'000 |
369.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
2 161.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
243.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
414.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
44.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
10.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Non-employing businesses |
no. |
936 |
855 |
840 |
804 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
366 |
429 |
432 |
453 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
327 |
348 |
351 |
351 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 629 |
1 632 |
1 623 |
1 608 |
- |
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Non-employing business entries |
no. |
120 |
84 |
123 |
108 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
57 |
81 |
99 |
81 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
177 |
165 |
222 |
189 |
- |
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Non-employing business exits |
no. |
186 |
144 |
138 |
114 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
18 |
18 |
72 |
42 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
204 |
162 |
210 |
156 |
- |
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