|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 084 |
1 109 |
1 114 |
1 155 |
851 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.9 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
5.9 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 044 |
5 799 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
40.0 |
52.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 934 |
9 085 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
13 837 |
13 451 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
518.6 |
549.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
37 480 |
40 846 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
18 881 |
19 250 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
558.6 |
602.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
29 587 |
31 278 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
5 645 |
5 827 |
5 858 |
5 989 |
6 308 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
27 |
22 |
20 |
18 |
18 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
253 |
275 |
299 |
307 |
341 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 997 |
2 065 |
2 023 |
1 958 |
2 026 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 200 |
1 259 |
1 367 |
1 379 |
1 342 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 092 |
1 140 |
1 089 |
973 |
887 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
663 |
675 |
706 |
716 |
670 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
64.0 |
57.4 |
61.8 |
62.5 |
62.5 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
27 996 |
28 703 |
29 758 |
30 669 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 267 |
13 740 |
12 796 |
13 858 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 692 |
5 661 |
6 437 |
7 349 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
21 752 |
22 927 |
24 023 |
25 730 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 015 |
3 350 |
3 449 |
3 546 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
491.3 |
514.8 |
544.5 |
588.5 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
50.1 |
49.4 |
48.7 |
48.6 |
- |
Females |
% |
49.9 |
50.6 |
51.3 |
51.4 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.6 |
18.0 |
17.4 |
17.5 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
15.8 |
15.7 |
14.5 |
13.9 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.4 |
20.8 |
21.1 |
20.6 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
25.7 |
25.9 |
26.1 |
26.1 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
15.6 |
16.4 |
17.2 |
18.1 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.0 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
14.2 |
14.2 |
14.6 |
14.6 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.7 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
8.0 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.4 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.8 |
18.3 |
18.6 |
18.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.8 |
12.9 |
13.9 |
13.3 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
11.8 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
11.3 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
12.6 |
11.4 |
10.1 |
9.6 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
502.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
7 480.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
343.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
540.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
38.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
7.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 917 |
1 812 |
1 764 |
1 698 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
690 |
777 |
822 |
813 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
417 |
462 |
462 |
453 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
3 024 |
3 051 |
3 048 |
2 964 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
303 |
243 |
246 |
279 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
135 |
141 |
150 |
147 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
438 |
384 |
396 |
426 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
444 |
462 |
321 |
315 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
15 |
24 |
129 |
102 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
459 |
486 |
450 |
417 |
- |
|
|
|