|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
538 |
608 |
705 |
461 |
524 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 563 |
4 442 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
25.0 |
36.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 012 |
8 228 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
11 651 |
10 888 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
424.6 |
426.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 441 |
39 200 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
15 214 |
15 330 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
449.6 |
463.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
29 549 |
30 226 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
3 630 |
3 771 |
3 830 |
3 945 |
4 185 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
37 |
39 |
36 |
29 |
31 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
162 |
187 |
209 |
226 |
257 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 046 |
1 069 |
1 084 |
1 120 |
1 202 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
620 |
565 |
521 |
588 |
609 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
544 |
556 |
526 |
534 |
513 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
485 |
443 |
407 |
477 |
453 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
62.5 |
64.6 |
66.4 |
59.7 |
62.4 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
28 446 |
29 746 |
31 206 |
31 899 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
11 958 |
14 666 |
13 025 |
8 580 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 921 |
4 964 |
5 446 |
6 275 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 378 |
16 565 |
17 593 |
19 255 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 157 |
1 318 |
1 175 |
1 425 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
397.9 |
432.0 |
451.9 |
454.9 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.8 |
52.6 |
52.3 |
52.2 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.2 |
47.4 |
47.7 |
47.8 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.6 |
19.8 |
19.5 |
19.0 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
19.0 |
18.3 |
18.1 |
18.1 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.8 |
22.6 |
22.1 |
21.7 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.1 |
22.2 |
22.7 |
22.6 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.8 |
14.2 |
14.5 |
15.3 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
7.6 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
12.4 |
12.6 |
12.4 |
12.6 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.8 |
10.9 |
11.2 |
11.0 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
14.5 |
15.0 |
15.2 |
15.1 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.7 |
6.9 |
7.4 |
7.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.4 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
23.1 |
22.9 |
22.6 |
22.1 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.4 |
7.6 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
461.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
4 969.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
303.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
500.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
38.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
7.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 905 |
1 851 |
1 845 |
1 869 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
720 |
786 |
792 |
828 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
477 |
516 |
522 |
507 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
3 102 |
3 153 |
3 159 |
3 204 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
237 |
252 |
264 |
234 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
114 |
144 |
153 |
141 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
351 |
396 |
417 |
375 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
294 |
339 |
261 |
234 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
36 |
33 |
147 |
108 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
330 |
372 |
408 |
342 |
- |
|
|
|