|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
523 |
492 |
398 |
293 |
237 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
6.0 |
5.4 |
4.3 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 462 |
1 680 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
10.1 |
13.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 884 |
8 061 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 545 |
8 584 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
499.8 |
564.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
58 492 |
65 780 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 007 |
10 264 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
509.9 |
578.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
50 953 |
56 332 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 620 |
1 576 |
1 500 |
1 456 |
1 400 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
11 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
25 |
24 |
28 |
31 |
30 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
425 |
426 |
424 |
393 |
374 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
446 |
352 |
285 |
200 |
184 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
202 |
178 |
176 |
143 |
111 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
371 |
353 |
313 |
270 |
237 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
56.6 |
62.1 |
62.9 |
59.1 |
54.1 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
41 445 |
44 005 |
46 679 |
49 883 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
25 359 |
24 824 |
28 052 |
31 347 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
8 993 |
10 891 |
11 667 |
14 724 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
21 895 |
23 009 |
25 299 |
26 570 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
4 610 |
5 442 |
7 026 |
5 066 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
408.3 |
453.7 |
505.3 |
569.6 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
49.6 |
50.0 |
50.5 |
50.1 |
- |
Females |
% |
50.4 |
50.0 |
49.5 |
49.9 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.9 |
18.4 |
18.6 |
18.9 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
24.9 |
24.3 |
24.6 |
25.4 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.9 |
23.2 |
22.9 |
22.2 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.5 |
21.5 |
20.8 |
20.1 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
9.8 |
10.5 |
10.9 |
11.1 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
9.9 |
10.0 |
10.1 |
9.8 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
28.8 |
28.7 |
28.8 |
28.4 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.0 |
17.6 |
17.1 |
17.0 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
8.2 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.2 |
10.8 |
10.9 |
10.7 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
475.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 296.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
331.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
554.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
79.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
14.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 065 |
984 |
1 011 |
1 095 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
330 |
366 |
414 |
450 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
222 |
237 |
231 |
225 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 617 |
1 587 |
1 656 |
1 770 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
189 |
171 |
189 |
204 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
87 |
69 |
84 |
75 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
276 |
240 |
273 |
279 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
249 |
246 |
138 |
213 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
6 |
24 |
63 |
39 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
255 |
270 |
201 |
252 |
- |
|
|
|