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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployed persons |
no. |
119 |
134 |
143 |
138 |
104 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
8.3 |
9.3 |
9.4 |
9.1 |
6.5 |
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|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
497 |
585 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 093 |
8 608 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 370 |
1 300 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
47.9 |
48.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 929 |
37 070 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 867 |
1 885 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
51.4 |
53.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
27 519 |
28 237 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
374 |
388 |
392 |
403 |
426 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
24 |
33 |
35 |
40 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
174 |
167 |
173 |
185 |
193 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
88 |
103 |
92 |
103 |
71 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
75 |
66 |
63 |
54 |
42 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
83 |
72 |
69 |
59 |
61 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
74.3 |
55.7 |
73.2 |
66.8 |
64.4 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
28 599 |
29 707 |
30 016 |
31 173 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
10 657 |
7 219 |
4 509 |
1 300 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 699 |
4 914 |
5 982 |
5 350 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 408 |
16 684 |
17 473 |
18 777 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 536 |
1 392 |
1 480 |
1 774 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
48.5 |
50.8 |
50.7 |
51.5 |
- |
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Males |
% |
55.2 |
55.9 |
54.4 |
53.7 |
- |
Females |
% |
44.8 |
44.1 |
45.6 |
46.3 |
- |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
16.5 |
16.4 |
15.7 |
15.1 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
17.7 |
17.1 |
16.5 |
16.1 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.5 |
22.3 |
21.8 |
22.4 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
25.2 |
25.2 |
24.3 |
23.8 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
14.7 |
16.3 |
18.5 |
19.1 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.3 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
- |
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Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.4 |
8.8 |
9.1 |
9.8 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
13.2 |
13.1 |
13.9 |
14.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
3.9 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
14.6 |
14.5 |
13.8 |
13.2 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
14.6 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
15.0 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.7 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
8.3 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.5 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
17.6 |
18.4 |
17.9 |
16.5 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
7.9 |
- |
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Net worth per household |
$'000 |
401.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
541.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
278.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
432.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
30.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
7.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
189 |
168 |
165 |
165 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
84 |
99 |
102 |
99 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
54 |
69 |
75 |
72 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
327 |
336 |
342 |
336 |
- |
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|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
27 |
36 |
12 |
30 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
18 |
33 |
33 |
24 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
45 |
69 |
45 |
54 |
- |
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Non-employing business exits |
no. |
51 |
30 |
24 |
33 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
3 |
9 |
30 |
18 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
54 |
39 |
54 |
51 |
- |
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