|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 182 |
1 100 |
1 424 |
923 |
1 141 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
6.0 |
5.5 |
7.1 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 890 |
6 490 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
43.6 |
53.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 395 |
8 222 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
16 204 |
16 377 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
618.7 |
688.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 183 |
42 031 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
22 094 |
22 867 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
662.3 |
741.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
29 975 |
32 436 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
4 111 |
3 715 |
4 558 |
4 812 |
5 105 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
206 |
np |
259 |
275 |
307 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 586 |
1 362 |
1 860 |
1 891 |
1 963 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 477 |
1 171 |
1 500 |
1 272 |
1 340 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 242 |
1 024 |
1 275 |
1 224 |
1 059 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
664 |
539 |
666 |
651 |
576 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
64.5 |
np |
67.5 |
61.8 |
60.8 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
27 675 |
29 089 |
30 496 |
32 508 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 668 |
12 354 |
13 644 |
14 385 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 011 |
4 632 |
5 222 |
5 709 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 895 |
18 878 |
20 714 |
23 155 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 425 |
2 666 |
2 559 |
2 692 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
544.9 |
589.1 |
651.3 |
728.8 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.7 |
52.5 |
52.1 |
52.1 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.3 |
47.5 |
47.9 |
47.9 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.8 |
18.1 |
18.2 |
18.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
18.6 |
17.9 |
17.6 |
17.1 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.6 |
23.9 |
23.3 |
23.2 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
23.4 |
23.6 |
23.7 |
23.7 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.2 |
13.7 |
14.3 |
14.7 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.5 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
13.7 |
13.5 |
13.6 |
13.8 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.5 |
10.8 |
10.7 |
11.1 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.0 |
16.9 |
17.2 |
17.2 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.6 |
9.8 |
10.1 |
10.0 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
20.6 |
20.9 |
20.8 |
20.3 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.1 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
6.3 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 643 |
2 535 |
2 505 |
2 658 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
756 |
831 |
831 |
933 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
768 |
831 |
837 |
813 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
4 167 |
4 197 |
4 173 |
4 404 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
348 |
369 |
396 |
504 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
138 |
201 |
195 |
219 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
486 |
570 |
591 |
723 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
468 |
546 |
420 |
363 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
39 |
36 |
192 |
123 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
507 |
582 |
612 |
486 |
- |
|
|
|