|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 791 |
1 673 |
1 476 |
1 245 |
1 185 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
9.6 |
8.7 |
7.4 |
6.1 |
5.6 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 972 |
4 798 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
24.9 |
36.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 270 |
7 596 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
19 146 |
19 742 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
751.5 |
862.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
39 251 |
43 694 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
23 118 |
24 540 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
776.4 |
899.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
33 584 |
36 636 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 895 |
3 072 |
3 232 |
3 340 |
3 433 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
201 |
225 |
268 |
282 |
309 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 707 |
1 762 |
1 706 |
1 691 |
1 660 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 298 |
1 120 |
931 |
800 |
763 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 381 |
1 384 |
1 308 |
1 171 |
1 058 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 085 |
1 047 |
909 |
751 |
706 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
62.6 |
54.5 |
58.9 |
56.0 |
52.2 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
30 688 |
32 490 |
34 762 |
37 383 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
17 315 |
18 486 |
20 276 |
22 246 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 347 |
2 735 |
3 113 |
3 675 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 031 |
15 902 |
16 157 |
17 848 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 650 |
3 828 |
4 199 |
3 951 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
601.5 |
671.4 |
767.2 |
891.0 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.3 |
52.8 |
52.7 |
52.3 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.7 |
47.2 |
47.3 |
47.7 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.1 |
21.3 |
21.9 |
21.8 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
24.4 |
23.8 |
23.1 |
23.5 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.9 |
23.1 |
23.4 |
23.0 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.6 |
20.1 |
19.5 |
19.2 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
9.9 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
10.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
9.8 |
10.0 |
10.6 |
11.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.6 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.7 |
19.0 |
18.5 |
18.7 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.9 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.0 |
10.9 |
11.1 |
10.9 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
15.3 |
15.4 |
14.7 |
14.2 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.6 |
10.1 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
272.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 682.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
157.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
345.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
73.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
21.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 094 |
1 932 |
2 103 |
2 241 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
501 |
606 |
705 |
813 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
450 |
510 |
501 |
510 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
3 045 |
3 048 |
3 309 |
3 564 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
486 |
411 |
501 |
555 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
138 |
171 |
192 |
222 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
624 |
582 |
693 |
777 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
438 |
492 |
339 |
471 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
24 |
12 |
132 |
132 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
462 |
504 |
471 |
603 |
- |
|
|
|