|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
938 |
890 |
743 |
587 |
544 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
3.5 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 854 |
5 938 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
29.8 |
41.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 136 |
6 949 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
26 004 |
25 967 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 165.6 |
1 305.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
44 823 |
50 285 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
30 858 |
31 905 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 195.4 |
1 347.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 737 |
42 219 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 454 |
2 539 |
2 558 |
2 578 |
2 676 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
4 |
4 |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
70 |
88 |
101 |
113 |
113 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
709 |
710 |
708 |
705 |
689 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
697 |
496 |
413 |
342 |
342 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 008 |
969 |
925 |
760 |
635 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
963 |
899 |
766 |
620 |
525 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
47.9 |
49.3 |
44.7 |
50.5 |
44.1 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
35 367 |
37 445 |
39 872 |
42 759 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
18 039 |
20 415 |
22 464 |
24 725 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 622 |
2 767 |
3 246 |
4 036 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 411 |
16 794 |
18 417 |
19 670 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
6 596 |
6 407 |
6 964 |
7 875 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
995.2 |
1 083.7 |
1 194.0 |
1 340.6 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
50.8 |
50.6 |
50.7 |
50.3 |
- |
Females |
% |
49.2 |
49.4 |
49.3 |
49.7 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.4 |
22.0 |
22.4 |
23.2 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
19.3 |
18.5 |
17.6 |
16.8 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
26.4 |
25.6 |
25.0 |
23.8 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
23.1 |
23.2 |
23.4 |
24.0 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.7 |
9.6 |
10.4 |
10.9 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.6 |
8.4 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
16.2 |
16.4 |
16.8 |
17.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
9.0 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.4 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.5 |
19.6 |
19.6 |
19.5 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.0 |
10.8 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
6.6 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.1 |
10.0 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
388.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
6 520.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
222.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
490.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
102.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
20.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 724 |
2 529 |
2 667 |
2 766 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
693 |
840 |
927 |
1 080 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
396 |
444 |
447 |
465 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
3 813 |
3 813 |
4 041 |
4 311 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
624 |
489 |
564 |
678 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
204 |
186 |
192 |
255 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
828 |
675 |
756 |
933 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
636 |
654 |
450 |
483 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
15 |
12 |
96 |
141 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
651 |
666 |
546 |
624 |
- |
|
|
|