|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 172 |
978 |
838 |
650 |
886 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
11.8 |
9.5 |
7.9 |
5.8 |
7.6 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 172 |
2 574 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
14.8 |
20.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 824 |
8 014 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
9 813 |
10 188 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
413.2 |
469.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
42 111 |
46 037 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
11 985 |
12 762 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
428.1 |
489.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 716 |
38 368 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 947 |
2 044 |
2 017 |
2 038 |
2 078 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
5 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
113 |
125 |
136 |
139 |
140 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 146 |
1 162 |
1 157 |
1 104 |
1 084 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
769 |
682 |
601 |
525 |
457 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
891 |
869 |
828 |
743 |
722 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
477 |
441 |
357 |
276 |
206 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
62.3 |
60.3 |
57.2 |
56.4 |
51.2 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
32 912 |
34 862 |
37 433 |
39 991 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
17 202 |
17 543 |
19 539 |
21 063 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 227 |
2 486 |
2 627 |
3 319 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
14 311 |
14 550 |
15 073 |
16 376 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 576 |
3 176 |
3 301 |
3 487 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
323.2 |
361.2 |
419.1 |
484.3 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
56.8 |
56.4 |
56.6 |
55.6 |
- |
Females |
% |
43.2 |
43.6 |
43.4 |
44.4 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.0 |
21.1 |
21.4 |
22.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
25.3 |
24.9 |
25.9 |
25.5 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.8 |
24.1 |
24.3 |
23.7 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
18.6 |
18.9 |
17.9 |
17.7 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.1 |
9.8 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
8.2 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
8.6 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.0 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
14.1 |
14.9 |
15.6 |
15.2 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.8 |
16.1 |
16.4 |
16.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
11.5 |
11.4 |
11.8 |
12.0 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.4 |
10.3 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
16.2 |
15.6 |
15.4 |
15.7 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.6 |
11.0 |
10.1 |
9.7 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
225.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 860.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
141.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
288.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
62.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
21.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
789 |
774 |
816 |
876 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
183 |
240 |
243 |
246 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
153 |
165 |
177 |
183 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 125 |
1 179 |
1 236 |
1 305 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
171 |
192 |
213 |
267 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
57 |
63 |
78 |
45 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
228 |
255 |
291 |
312 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
213 |
201 |
144 |
180 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
6 |
21 |
48 |
60 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
219 |
222 |
192 |
240 |
- |
|
|
|