|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
381 |
431 |
480 |
320 |
364 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 399 |
2 984 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
15.8 |
23.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 592 |
7 927 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 152 |
7 543 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
294.9 |
292.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 178 |
38 780 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 551 |
10 527 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
310.7 |
316.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
29 451 |
30 035 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 252 |
2 327 |
2 359 |
2 413 |
2 532 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
23 |
25 |
20 |
15 |
18 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
114 |
129 |
144 |
160 |
173 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
760 |
785 |
805 |
833 |
887 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
438 |
382 |
361 |
403 |
411 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
384 |
387 |
371 |
358 |
360 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
361 |
327 |
284 |
358 |
327 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
62.6 |
62.7 |
65.1 |
59.0 |
60.9 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
28 556 |
29 652 |
31 108 |
31 767 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
11 309 |
14 809 |
13 860 |
9 833 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 269 |
4 791 |
5 344 |
5 946 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
14 471 |
15 694 |
16 392 |
17 907 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 073 |
1 092 |
1 210 |
1 242 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
274.8 |
303.8 |
313.7 |
310.8 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.6 |
53.2 |
52.9 |
52.9 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.4 |
46.8 |
47.1 |
47.1 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.9 |
20.3 |
20.0 |
19.2 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
20.1 |
18.8 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.4 |
22.3 |
22.0 |
21.5 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.3 |
22.5 |
22.8 |
22.9 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.9 |
13.6 |
14.1 |
14.9 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.9 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
7.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
12.1 |
12.5 |
12.2 |
12.4 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.8 |
10.6 |
10.8 |
10.7 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
13.3 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
13.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.2 |
7.5 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.0 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
25.1 |
24.9 |
24.8 |
24.4 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.1 |
7.4 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
453.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 224.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
292.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
491.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
38.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
7.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 497 |
1 437 |
1 422 |
1 443 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
507 |
552 |
558 |
567 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
360 |
381 |
393 |
378 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 364 |
2 370 |
2 373 |
2 388 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
174 |
168 |
183 |
159 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
66 |
90 |
102 |
99 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
240 |
258 |
285 |
258 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
219 |
246 |
198 |
165 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
33 |
27 |
105 |
75 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
252 |
273 |
303 |
240 |
- |
|
|
|