|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
199 |
257 |
268 |
267 |
204 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.9 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
4.5 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 223 |
1 482 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
8.5 |
11.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 971 |
7 778 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 238 |
2 855 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
115.9 |
109.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 799 |
38 326 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 461 |
4 337 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
124.4 |
120.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
27 896 |
27 888 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 139 |
1 136 |
1 132 |
1 128 |
1 135 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
358 |
385 |
380 |
408 |
434 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
157 |
181 |
172 |
167 |
142 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
128 |
122 |
123 |
np |
np |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
127 |
130 |
147 |
165 |
139 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
24 698 |
25 672 |
26 263 |
27 321 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
19 595 |
8 257 |
12 758 |
5 128 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 494 |
6 507 |
6 939 |
7 536 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
13 630 |
15 486 |
16 042 |
16 983 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
601 |
807 |
1 078 |
925 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
129.7 |
111.0 |
120.4 |
109.0 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.8 |
51.5 |
51.0 |
50.8 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.2 |
48.5 |
49.0 |
49.2 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.0 |
18.7 |
20.1 |
18.5 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
15.8 |
15.7 |
14.0 |
14.5 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.4 |
22.2 |
21.9 |
20.8 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
24.5 |
25.2 |
24.7 |
25.8 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.5 |
13.8 |
14.7 |
15.9 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
3.7 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.7 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.3 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
18.0 |
18.1 |
17.6 |
18.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
3.4 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.5 |
10.4 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.3 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
14.8 |
15.0 |
15.2 |
15.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.1 |
10.1 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
20.1 |
19.7 |
20.2 |
19.2 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.4 |
8.2 |
8.6 |
7.9 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
448.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 470.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
304.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
467.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
18.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
3.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
711 |
675 |
717 |
669 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
384 |
390 |
357 |
360 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
159 |
168 |
174 |
174 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 254 |
1 233 |
1 248 |
1 203 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
57 |
48 |
108 |
57 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
48 |
24 |
105 |
33 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
105 |
72 |
213 |
90 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
99 |
105 |
63 |
78 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
12 |
15 |
111 |
27 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
111 |
120 |
174 |
105 |
- |
|
|
|