|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
839 |
1 014 |
958 |
833 |
786 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
11.6 |
14.8 |
13.6 |
11.0 |
10.7 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 711 |
2 954 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
21.0 |
25.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 754 |
8 625 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 104 |
5 907 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
214.4 |
228.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 124 |
38 592 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 815 |
8 861 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
235.4 |
253.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
26 706 |
28 601 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
3 072 |
3 156 |
3 206 |
3 283 |
3 379 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
17 |
22 |
18 |
20 |
16 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
152 |
182 |
222 |
261 |
312 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 174 |
1 188 |
1 218 |
1 242 |
1 309 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 141 |
1 129 |
1 068 |
1 030 |
1 015 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
709 |
698 |
699 |
638 |
575 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
524 |
516 |
521 |
508 |
490 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
74.7 |
73.5 |
74.8 |
74.9 |
71.3 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
26 663 |
27 735 |
28 689 |
30 425 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
9 890 |
9 773 |
9 760 |
10 296 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 700 |
3 989 |
4 967 |
5 155 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
18 924 |
19 623 |
20 521 |
21 604 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 201 |
2 274 |
2 478 |
2 962 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
199.7 |
212.7 |
224.3 |
243.8 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
50.6 |
49.9 |
49.8 |
50.2 |
- |
Females |
% |
49.4 |
50.1 |
50.2 |
49.8 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.1 |
17.5 |
17.0 |
16.6 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
15.9 |
15.7 |
14.9 |
14.3 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.7 |
21.3 |
21.0 |
20.7 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
26.8 |
26.8 |
28.0 |
28.5 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
14.7 |
15.9 |
16.3 |
16.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.2 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
16.1 |
16.1 |
17.0 |
16.9 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.9 |
5.8 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.2 |
10.0 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.5 |
18.4 |
18.0 |
18.9 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
6.5 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.7 |
11.0 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
14.0 |
13.3 |
14.0 |
14.3 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
13.0 |
12.2 |
10.5 |
9.6 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
390.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 008.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
268.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
426.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
36.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
8.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 095 |
1 068 |
1 008 |
972 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
276 |
318 |
312 |
315 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
204 |
222 |
213 |
207 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 575 |
1 608 |
1 533 |
1 494 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
114 |
132 |
138 |
147 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
54 |
63 |
45 |
42 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
168 |
195 |
183 |
189 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
186 |
153 |
150 |
156 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
6 |
18 |
66 |
45 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
192 |
171 |
216 |
201 |
- |
|
|
|