|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
95 |
89 |
80 |
77 |
68 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
6.1 |
5.6 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
251 |
283 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 931 |
8 272 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 555 |
1 562 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
81.8 |
89.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
52 616 |
57 570 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 806 |
1 845 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
83.6 |
92.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
46 267 |
50 008 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
270 |
265 |
260 |
256 |
261 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
0 |
0 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
92 |
92 |
92 |
92 |
90 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
61 |
60 |
55 |
43 |
45 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
46 |
44 |
39 |
36 |
33 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
91 |
86 |
75 |
75 |
71 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
65.3 |
63.9 |
np |
np |
np |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
42 854 |
46 355 |
47 408 |
50 202 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 753 |
14 965 |
14 939 |
17 388 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 306 |
3 563 |
4 186 |
5 461 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
25 051 |
26 238 |
27 652 |
29 341 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 056 |
1 972 |
2 102 |
2 234 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
71.3 |
78.7 |
83.7 |
92.8 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
48.5 |
48.5 |
48.8 |
48.9 |
- |
Females |
% |
51.5 |
51.5 |
51.2 |
51.1 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.9 |
18.0 |
18.4 |
18.2 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
28.2 |
28.0 |
27.2 |
27.3 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.6 |
23.3 |
23.4 |
23.0 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
18.9 |
18.9 |
18.9 |
19.1 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.9 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.7 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
27.7 |
28.8 |
28.7 |
28.2 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
3.9 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.1 |
15.3 |
15.3 |
14.1 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
6.4 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.8 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
4.1 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
27.9 |
27.6 |
26.9 |
27.7 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
549.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
683.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
379.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
617.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
67.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
10.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
78 |
75 |
78 |
60 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
30 |
33 |
39 |
45 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
15 |
15 |
15 |
9 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
123 |
123 |
132 |
114 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
15 |
6 |
12 |
6 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
21 |
12 |
18 |
12 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
18 |
30 |
24 |
33 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
0 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
18 |
33 |
30 |
42 |
- |
|
|
|