|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 290 |
1 156 |
1 274 |
1 082 |
990 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
5.4 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 094 |
6 024 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
38.9 |
53.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 645 |
8 896 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
23 883 |
23 407 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
995.5 |
1 053.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 680 |
44 999 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
28 977 |
29 431 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 034.4 |
1 106.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 697 |
37 610 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
5 438 |
5 517 |
5 541 |
5 648 |
5 975 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
14 |
12 |
19 |
15 |
12 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
256 |
267 |
286 |
352 |
396 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
2 112 |
2 127 |
2 105 |
2 123 |
2 143 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 388 |
1 199 |
1 213 |
1 178 |
1 086 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 358 |
1 361 |
1 300 |
1 182 |
1 111 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 086 |
1 048 |
999 |
923 |
888 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
72.1 |
70.6 |
67.9 |
66.9 |
67.4 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 014 |
34 274 |
35 896 |
37 242 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
17 891 |
18 428 |
17 892 |
19 126 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 078 |
5 107 |
5 211 |
5 909 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
20 300 |
20 866 |
22 231 |
23 803 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 160 |
2 156 |
2 115 |
2 583 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
883.5 |
959.5 |
1 025.7 |
1 099.1 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
49.9 |
49.8 |
49.6 |
49.3 |
- |
Females |
% |
50.1 |
50.2 |
50.4 |
50.7 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.6 |
18.2 |
17.8 |
18.2 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
19.8 |
19.1 |
18.8 |
18.6 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.4 |
22.7 |
22.0 |
21.8 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
24.1 |
24.1 |
24.1 |
24.0 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.2 |
13.6 |
14.6 |
14.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.1 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
17.6 |
17.6 |
17.2 |
17.5 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.6 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
8.2 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.7 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.5 |
20.0 |
19.5 |
19.5 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.8 |
10.5 |
10.4 |
10.7 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
8.7 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
8.3 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.2 |
11.1 |
12.3 |
11.7 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
387.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
7 566.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
248.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
435.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
47.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
10.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 806 |
1 662 |
1 713 |
1 797 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
465 |
561 |
600 |
633 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
387 |
414 |
420 |
438 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 658 |
2 637 |
2 733 |
2 868 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
333 |
297 |
270 |
360 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
99 |
129 |
123 |
150 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
432 |
426 |
393 |
510 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
303 |
402 |
261 |
321 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
15 |
24 |
84 |
96 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
318 |
426 |
345 |
417 |
- |
|
|
|