|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
294 |
372 |
398 |
242 |
258 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.0 |
8.7 |
9.2 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 151 |
1 382 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
8.7 |
12.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 598 |
8 759 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 134 |
3 912 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
159.0 |
159.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 454 |
40 869 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 285 |
5 294 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
167.7 |
172.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
31 734 |
32 487 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 633 |
1 642 |
1 644 |
1 657 |
1 732 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
12 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
61 |
64 |
66 |
69 |
85 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
466 |
482 |
479 |
492 |
530 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
275 |
276 |
246 |
228 |
220 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
299 |
299 |
272 |
258 |
232 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
252 |
238 |
205 |
188 |
167 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
65.3 |
63.4 |
69.6 |
63.3 |
65.3 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
29 883 |
30 548 |
32 110 |
33 325 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
10 611 |
10 671 |
9 689 |
7 172 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 414 |
5 967 |
6 050 |
6 373 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 409 |
17 865 |
18 701 |
21 031 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 189 |
1 368 |
1 423 |
1 702 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
148.0 |
155.5 |
164.0 |
168.7 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.8 |
53.3 |
52.3 |
52.3 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.2 |
46.7 |
47.7 |
47.7 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.9 |
19.1 |
18.9 |
18.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
16.6 |
16.3 |
15.7 |
15.2 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.1 |
22.6 |
22.5 |
21.3 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
24.2 |
24.4 |
24.4 |
25.6 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.3 |
14.1 |
14.9 |
15.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.9 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.6 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
13.8 |
14.3 |
14.5 |
14.4 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.3 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.5 |
9.8 |
10.9 |
10.5 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
14.6 |
15.7 |
15.6 |
15.7 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
9.0 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.7 |
10.5 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
15.6 |
15.4 |
15.6 |
15.1 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.0 |
9.5 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
343.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 304.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
234.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
376.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
32.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
8.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
534 |
462 |
453 |
462 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
192 |
225 |
225 |
228 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
123 |
132 |
138 |
135 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
849 |
819 |
816 |
825 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
66 |
84 |
63 |
60 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
24 |
30 |
36 |
24 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
90 |
114 |
99 |
84 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
84 |
99 |
60 |
60 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
9 |
6 |
27 |
12 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
93 |
105 |
87 |
72 |
- |
|
|
|