|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
621 |
647 |
697 |
695 |
519 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 275 |
3 930 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
22.6 |
31.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 886 |
7 879 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
17 265 |
17 109 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
782.3 |
843.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
45 311 |
49 306 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
20 540 |
21 039 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
804.8 |
874.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
39 184 |
41 567 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
3 761 |
3 805 |
3 796 |
3 828 |
3 941 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
8 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
177 |
211 |
219 |
229 |
245 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 130 |
1 118 |
1 077 |
1 112 |
1 147 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
660 |
585 |
609 |
589 |
559 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
594 |
586 |
566 |
537 |
485 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
483 |
484 |
437 |
430 |
399 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
55.6 |
54.7 |
51.2 |
54.1 |
57.5 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
38 873 |
40 946 |
42 877 |
44 761 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 189 |
14 237 |
14 902 |
15 732 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 843 |
2 712 |
3 038 |
3 275 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
18 418 |
19 713 |
20 598 |
22 471 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 060 |
2 184 |
4 646 |
3 303 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
704.8 |
762.1 |
824.5 |
882.4 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.9 |
52.7 |
52.4 |
52.3 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.1 |
47.3 |
47.6 |
47.7 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.8 |
17.6 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
26.9 |
27.0 |
26.9 |
26.9 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.7 |
23.5 |
24.0 |
23.5 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
18.8 |
18.7 |
18.9 |
18.9 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.6 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
11.5 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.3 |
7.9 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
14.8 |
15.4 |
16.1 |
16.8 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.9 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
8.0 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.2 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.2 |
18.1 |
18.3 |
18.6 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.8 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.3 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.2 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.7 |
10.2 |
9.8 |
9.4 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.4 |
11.4 |
10.8 |
10.3 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
550.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
7 449.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
339.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
630.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
80.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
12.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 454 |
2 304 |
2 304 |
2 307 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
816 |
909 |
1 005 |
1 065 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
786 |
834 |
828 |
831 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
4 056 |
4 047 |
4 137 |
4 203 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
486 |
441 |
393 |
453 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
180 |
231 |
228 |
207 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
666 |
672 |
621 |
660 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
636 |
615 |
396 |
408 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
30 |
45 |
177 |
228 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
666 |
660 |
573 |
636 |
- |
|
|
|