|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
5 587 |
5 742 |
5 415 |
4 877 |
5 264 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.0 |
7.1 |
6.8 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
15 433 |
18 424 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
107.9 |
149.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 993 |
8 128 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
71 271 |
69 863 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 738.9 |
2 894.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 429 |
41 426 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
86 704 |
88 287 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 846.8 |
3 043.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 834 |
34 477 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
13 705 |
14 242 |
14 520 |
15 039 |
15 813 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
47 |
48 |
52 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
702 |
801 |
867 |
959 |
1 051 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
6 441 |
6 636 |
6 767 |
6 845 |
7 040 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
3 817 |
3 855 |
4 007 |
3 729 |
3 650 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
4 403 |
4 363 |
4 235 |
3 870 |
3 549 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
3 262 |
3 082 |
2 919 |
2 814 |
2 770 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
63.4 |
60.1 |
61.1 |
61.3 |
61.8 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
32 069 |
33 430 |
34 545 |
35 842 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 784 |
14 890 |
15 508 |
16 430 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 788 |
3 004 |
3 247 |
3 775 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 668 |
18 415 |
19 519 |
20 609 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 866 |
2 863 |
3 018 |
3 028 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
2 528.5 |
2 687.4 |
2 845.1 |
3 037.7 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.6 |
52.0 |
51.5 |
51.1 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.4 |
48.0 |
48.5 |
48.9 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.1 |
20.2 |
20.1 |
20.1 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
21.2 |
20.7 |
20.5 |
20.3 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.9 |
22.3 |
21.9 |
21.9 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
23.4 |
23.2 |
23.0 |
22.7 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.3 |
12.3 |
13.1 |
13.6 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
13.5 |
13.5 |
13.8 |
13.9 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.3 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.4 |
11.3 |
11.3 |
11.1 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.8 |
19.1 |
19.4 |
19.6 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.1 |
11.3 |
11.5 |
11.9 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
13.0 |
12.7 |
12.4 |
12.0 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.1 |
9.6 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
314.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
18 366.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
195.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
372.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
58.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
6 375 |
6 234 |
6 270 |
6 585 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
1 575 |
1 815 |
1 866 |
1 950 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
1 059 |
1 137 |
1 140 |
1 161 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
9 009 |
9 186 |
9 276 |
9 696 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
1 239 |
1 140 |
1 212 |
1 167 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
327 |
399 |
255 |
351 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
1 566 |
1 539 |
1 467 |
1 518 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
1 305 |
1 380 |
1 134 |
1 032 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
39 |
69 |
270 |
297 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
1 344 |
1 449 |
1 404 |
1 329 |
- |
|
|
|