|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
173 |
157 |
164 |
109 |
121 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
14.2 |
13.0 |
13.1 |
8.5 |
8.8 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
184 |
344 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 848 |
6 729 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 525 |
1 742 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
74.1 |
92.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
48 596 |
53 016 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 709 |
2 086 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
75.4 |
94.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
44 101 |
45 382 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
182 |
185 |
176 |
159 |
160 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
200 |
210 |
202 |
190 |
190 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
240 |
217 |
207 |
186 |
191 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
53 |
44 |
43 |
27 |
29 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
45 |
32 |
29 |
29 |
25 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
65.6 |
68.9 |
68.9 |
65.7 |
65.0 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
41 487 |
42 593 |
43 396 |
42 210 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
19 000 |
16 366 |
28 219 |
24 548 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 451 |
4 696 |
5 326 |
6 260 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
26 090 |
30 204 |
31 027 |
35 223 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 947 |
3 879 |
1 811 |
3 919 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
64.3 |
70.7 |
76.8 |
92.7 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
59.0 |
56.9 |
58.9 |
57.8 |
- |
Females |
% |
41.0 |
43.1 |
41.1 |
42.2 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.2 |
22.5 |
24.5 |
25.8 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
36.0 |
34.5 |
33.7 |
36.3 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
17.9 |
18.5 |
17.1 |
15.8 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
15.9 |
13.7 |
13.9 |
12.9 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.3 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
7.5 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
11.3 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
8.3 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
18.8 |
17.7 |
16.7 |
15.8 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.6 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
9.1 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
6.2 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
7.0 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.2 |
17.6 |
18.1 |
18.4 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
3.5 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
5.7 |
7.0 |
5.9 |
6.7 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
6.3 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
9.3 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
21.0 |
19.8 |
20.5 |
18.4 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
333.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
384.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
303.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
391.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
57.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
14.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
516 |
489 |
474 |
519 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
192 |
219 |
222 |
234 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
243 |
264 |
261 |
282 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
951 |
972 |
957 |
1 035 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
69 |
105 |
69 |
102 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
51 |
33 |
39 |
42 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
120 |
138 |
108 |
144 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
117 |
123 |
66 |
72 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
12 |
9 |
45 |
33 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
129 |
132 |
111 |
105 |
- |
|
|
|