|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
895 |
779 |
612 |
651 |
570 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.2 |
6.1 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 108 |
2 578 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
14.6 |
20.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 913 |
7 851 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
11 025 |
10 874 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
444.6 |
479.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
40 329 |
44 097 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
13 133 |
13 452 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
459.2 |
499.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 965 |
37 151 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
3 545 |
3 536 |
3 495 |
3 470 |
3 436 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
9 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
109 |
135 |
141 |
156 |
156 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 412 |
1 418 |
1 356 |
1 351 |
1 352 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
833 |
807 |
777 |
712 |
619 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
455 |
453 |
422 |
361 |
304 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
638 |
642 |
545 |
578 |
531 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
65.1 |
58.5 |
58.5 |
59.0 |
60.9 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 461 |
35 071 |
36 638 |
38 165 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 216 |
15 847 |
15 966 |
17 226 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 789 |
4 070 |
4 586 |
5 466 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
18 202 |
19 022 |
20 716 |
21 858 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 902 |
1 803 |
1 699 |
1 751 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
403.3 |
432.8 |
460.9 |
501.9 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.3 |
51.1 |
50.6 |
50.8 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.7 |
48.9 |
49.4 |
49.2 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.7 |
18.6 |
17.8 |
18.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
29.8 |
29.5 |
29.3 |
28.6 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.4 |
24.0 |
23.7 |
23.6 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
17.9 |
18.1 |
18.7 |
18.5 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.0 |
8.3 |
8.9 |
9.5 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.8 |
8.0 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
19.8 |
20.0 |
20.5 |
20.8 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.7 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
8.3 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
7.4 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.6 |
18.7 |
18.6 |
18.9 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.1 |
10.0 |
9.6 |
9.5 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.5 |
11.6 |
11.0 |
10.9 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
310.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 593.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
225.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
356.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
45.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
12.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 665 |
1 536 |
1 539 |
1 605 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
477 |
555 |
576 |
624 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
630 |
687 |
702 |
696 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 772 |
2 778 |
2 817 |
2 925 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
264 |
270 |
273 |
339 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
99 |
144 |
111 |
162 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
363 |
414 |
384 |
501 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
336 |
390 |
306 |
291 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
12 |
18 |
69 |
105 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
348 |
408 |
375 |
396 |
- |
|
|
|