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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployed persons |
no. |
256 |
178 |
185 |
218 |
180 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
9.0 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
7.0 |
5.8 |
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|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
572 |
673 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 825 |
8 058 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 624 |
2 642 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
100.3 |
112.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 208 |
42 587 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 196 |
3 315 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
104.2 |
117.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 591 |
35 577 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
466 |
486 |
489 |
497 |
515 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
37 |
39 |
41 |
45 |
46 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
269 |
266 |
261 |
255 |
257 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
157 |
152 |
136 |
135 |
135 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
212 |
210 |
200 |
181 |
174 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
116 |
113 |
102 |
95 |
85 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
60.3 |
57.5 |
56.8 |
52.2 |
57.4 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
31 028 |
32 291 |
34 109 |
36 292 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 659 |
17 151 |
16 883 |
18 433 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 957 |
3 356 |
3 936 |
4 799 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 016 |
16 963 |
17 949 |
18 667 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 559 |
3 374 |
3 327 |
2 942 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
89.2 |
96.4 |
104.5 |
117.1 |
- |
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|
Males |
% |
53.7 |
53.5 |
53.4 |
52.9 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.3 |
46.5 |
46.6 |
47.1 |
- |
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|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
22.9 |
23.3 |
22.7 |
22.7 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.2 |
21.5 |
21.5 |
21.2 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.3 |
22.5 |
22.4 |
22.3 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.0 |
20.7 |
20.9 |
20.9 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.3 |
10.6 |
11.0 |
11.5 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
- |
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Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.4 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
9.2 |
9.1 |
8.9 |
9.3 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.7 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.1 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
13.0 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.0 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
18.6 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
10.0 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.4 |
10.8 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
14.9 |
15.3 |
15.3 |
14.8 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.8 |
9.1 |
8.3 |
8.1 |
- |
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|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
271.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
521.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
161.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
340.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
68.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
20.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
228 |
207 |
189 |
210 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
69 |
78 |
75 |
81 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
18 |
18 |
15 |
18 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
315 |
303 |
279 |
309 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
75 |
42 |
54 |
48 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
21 |
9 |
18 |
15 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
96 |
51 |
72 |
63 |
- |
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|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
54 |
81 |
66 |
42 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
3 |
6 |
9 |
21 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
57 |
87 |
75 |
63 |
- |
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